LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring CEO Olga Lipschitz for over 40 years of
distinguished service to Cobble Hill Health Center

WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon the people of the State of New York to
recognize and acknowledge those within our midst who have made signif-
icant contributions to the quality of life therein; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor CEO
Olga Lipschitz for over 40 years of distinguished service to Cobble Hill
Health Center on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Stage 6 Steiner Studios in
Brooklyn, New York; and
WHEREAS, Olga Lipschitz is one of the most respected names in the
health care industry today; for over 30 years, she being a holocaust
survivor has been at the forefront of the effort to improve the quality
of care for the frail, elderly, and disabled; and
WHEREAS, After graduating from Long Island University with a degree in
health care, Olga Lipschitz received her administrator's license in
1972; her first position in an over 500-bed facility in Manhattan,
brought her professional recognition as a highly skilled and compassion-
ate administrator; and
WHEREAS, In a 1976 re-organization, the State Health Department
appointed Olga Lipschitz as administrator of Cobble Hill Health
Center(CHHC); during her tenure, she has developed new programming and
overhauled the day to day operations of the 520 bed voluntary facility;
her goal has always been to improve the living environment and level of
care of residents; and
WHEREAS, Since Olga Lipschitz's arrival at CHHC, the facility has won
several Best Practices Awards and has set standards in Alzheimer's care;
CHHC opened its state-of-the-art Rehabilitation Institute five years
ago, and is the only Brooklyn long-term care facility with an on-site
dialysis unit; and
WHEREAS, The Jacquelyn Hernandez Adult Day Program opened in 1995 and
is a medical model day program that offers a respite of socialization
and recreation for people who would otherwise be confined to their homes
all day; recently, a cardiac rehabilitation program was instituted that
enables patients who have had cardiac surgery or a heart attack, to
regain strength through exercise and rest before returning home; and
WHEREAS, A true asset to society, Olga Lipschitz's distinguished
record merits the recognition and respectful tribute of this Legislative
Body; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor CEO Olga Lipschitz for over 40 years of distinguished service to
Cobble Hill Health Center; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Olga Lipschitz.