"That year will forever shape me as a local MP in this new role and seeing it from the inside will enable me to be a better MP in the area of health on a local level."
Lorck said while no longer a member of the HBDHB, health will remain her focus.
"Going forward, I want to see the completion of theatre eight as soon as possible, as well as the approval of the interventional cardiology business case and the cancer services centre progressed," she said.
"I'd like to see those prioritised and moved at pace, and I'll be advocating very strongly on those three areas."
The MP said the approval of the interventional cardiology business case would enable people to have life-saving heart procedures done in Hawke's Bay, instead of travelling outside the region.
Away from health, Lorck said housing, water security and capitalising on the region's response to Covid-19 are her top priorities.
"Hawke's Bay is in a good position to build on their response to Covid-19 within their primary sector industries, exporting and trade," she said.
"It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks. I recently finished my second caucus meeting, but now my priorities are to focus on being a truly local MP."
A HBDHB spokeswoman said board members are paid an annual fee of $23,171 per annum.
"The chair and deputy chair receive a higher fee for the extra workload they are required to undertake," she said.
The current MP salary sits at $147,565.
After two failed attempts to win Tukituki for Labour, Lorck received 16,427 of the 36,414 votes cast in the 2020 election. Yule received 15,655.
Lorck is also the first Central Hawke's Bay College student to become an MP.
Labour also dominated the party vote - 47.1 per cent - in the traditionally blue electorate.