Hawaii

Updated: July 2026

  • Name of MHI Grantee Site: Hawaii Hospital Education and Research Foundation
  • State: Hawaii
  • Organization Type: State Hospital Association
  • HRSA Grant Service Areas/Priorities: Urban, Rural, Tribal
  • MHI Key Contact: Mary Bedell
  • MHI Key Contact Email: mbedell@hah.org
  • MHI Grantee/Taskforce Website: …

Current Innovations:

Innovation Description

Category Topic(s)

Implementation of AIM Safety Patient Bundles.

Direct Clinical Care – AIM Patient Safety Bundles & QI Initiatives

Improved AIM and State-wide birthing data accessibility.

Maternal Health Data Enhancements – Data Infrastructure & Linkages

Maternal Health Data Enhancements – Data Access, Sharing, & Governance

Launched hospital Pay-for-Performance (P4P) incentives aligned with AIM safety bundles to drive quality improvement.

Direct Clinical Care – AIM Patient Safety Bundles & QI Initiatives

Extended and operationalized CORAL, a virtual collaboration platform supporting statewide and cross-sector engagement.

Workforce Training – General Workforce Development

Integrated Community Voices in MHTF Leadership

Building empathy, revealing system gaps, and modeling practices that reshape how more conventional stakeholders collaborate

Community Engagement – Advisory Groups & Listening Sessions

Community Engagement – Rural Engagement

Workforce Training – General Workforce Development

Implementation of Community Innovations Program: Investing $750,000 across seven projects

Community Engagement – Culturally responsive, community-centered projects


Maternal Health Data Enhancements – Data Access, Sharing, & Governance


Workforce Training – Learning Collaboratives