New York J 1460: Honoring Lorna E. McDonald upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Strategic Vision Award in Patient Care & Healthcare Leadership by Young, Gifted, & Black Entrepreneurial Awards, Inc.

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Senate Resolution No. 1460
 Senator PARKERBY:
          Lorna  E.  McDonald upon the occasion ofHONORING
        her designation as recipient of the Strategic Vision
        Award in Patient Care  &  Healthcare  Leadership  by
        Young, Gifted, & Black Entrepreneurial Awards, Inc.
    It  is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize andWHEREAS,
commend  individuals  whose  leadership,  compassion,  and  professional
excellence   have   advanced   patient-centered  care  and  strengthened
healthcare delivery within their communities; and
   Attendant to such concern,  and  in  full-accord  with  itsWHEREAS,
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Lorna  E.  McDonald  RN,  BSN,  upon  the occasion of her designation as
recipient of the Strategic Vision Award in  Patient  Care  &  Healthcare
Leadership  by  Young,  Gifted, & Black Entrepreneurial Awards, Inc., on
Wednesday, February 25, 2026; and
   Founded in 2006  by  Carl  Gray,  Young,  Gifted,  &  BlackWHEREAS,
Entrepreneurial  Awards,  Inc.  is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
recognizing distinguished individuals of color across the Americas,  the
Caribbean,  and  Africa,  celebrating "Unsung Heroes and Heroines" whose
leadership, service, and resilience have made a  lasting  impact  across
business, healthcare, and community advancement; and
    Lorna  E.  McDonald is a highly respected registered nurseWHEREAS,
whose career reflects decades of dedication to  excellence  in  critical
care,   nurse   management,   and   private-duty  nursing,  grounded  in
professionalism, clinical expertise, and deep  compassion  for  patients
and families; and
    She spent most of her distinguished clinical career at NewWHEREAS,
York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she  served  in  a
range  of  leadership and supervisory roles, including nurse manager and
emergency room  supervisor,  demonstrating  calm  leadership  and  sound
judgment in high-acuity environments; and
   Building upon this extensive hospital-based experience, Ms.WHEREAS,
McDonald  transitioned  into  private-duty  nursing,  bringing  the same
rigor, discretion, and  patient-centered  philosophy  to  individualized
care delivered in home and private settings; and
    As  the  founder and Director of Patient Care at CambridgeWHEREAS,
Home Care, she has established a trusted  care  model  that  prioritizes
dignity,  safety,  and  continuity,  ensuring that patients and families
receive high-quality, attentive, and personalized  healthcare  services;
and
    Throughout her career, Lorna E. McDonald has provided careWHEREAS,
to a diverse clientele, including prominent  families,  public  figures,
and  business  leaders  from  the  United  States  and  abroad,  earning

consistent praise from both discerning clients  and  leading  physicians
across New York City; and
    Lorna  E.  McDonald's approach to healthcare leadership isWHEREAS,
guided by a deeply held belief  that  compassionate,  high-quality  home
care  can meaningfully improve outcomes and quality of life for patients
and  their  loved  ones,  a  philosophy  that  continues  to  shape  her
professional legacy; and
     Through   strategic   vision,  clinical  excellence,  andWHEREAS,
unwavering  commitment  to  patient  advocacy,  Lorna  E.  McDonald  has
elevated standards of care and exemplified the highest ideals of nursing
leadership; now, therefore, be it
    That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations toRESOLVED,
honor Lorna  E.  McDonald  upon  the  occasion  of  her  designation  as
recipient  of  the  Strategic  Vision Award in Patient Care & Healthcare
Leadership by Young, Gifted, & Black Entrepreneurial Awards,  Inc.;  and
be it further
    That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, beRESOLVED,
transmitted to Lorna E. McDonald as an expression of the highest respect
and appreciation of this Legislative Body.