PRESS RELEASE
February 14, 2012
Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH) welcomes new Vice President and COO
Rachael Wong, DrPH
Rachael S. Wong, DrPH, has been named the Healthcare Association of Hawaii’s new Vice
President and COO.
Ms. Wong has strong roots in both healthcare and
legislative action in Hawaii. She previously served as
executive director of Kōkua Mau and the Hawai‘i
Consortium for Integrative Healthcare. Ms. Wong
received an AB from Princeton University, a MPH in
Maternal and Child Health from the University of
Hawai‘i at Mānoa, and a DrPH in Health Policy and
Management from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Ms. Wong’s community involvement demonstrates her passion and commitment to moving
healthcare in the state forward. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the Honolulu City Ethics
Commission, Vice Chair of the Public Health Fund Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of
Hawai‘i, and Vice President of the Legacy of Life Hawai‘i Board of Directors. She is also a
member of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Kidney Transplantation Committee.
HAH is confident that Ms. Wong is the best person to continue our momentum toward a healthy
Hawaii where every resident of every age has convenient access to appropriate, affordable, high
quality care, and where healthcare providers are reimbursed adequately to deliver that care. Ms.
Wong joins the HAH leadership team at the end of February.
For more information or electronic photograph, please contact Adria Estribou, Communications
Manager, at 808-521-8961 or aestribou@hah.org