“Navajo Health Foundation – Sage Memorial Hospital is the nation’s first Native – managed comprehensive health care system. The hospital started in July 1974 when health care management was turned over to the Foundation from the local Presbyterian Church Mission after seven decades. Since then, a predominantly Navajo Board of Directors and staff have worked with great dedication to overcome health problems unrivaled anywhere in the nation.”
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Prior to 2007, Sage faced closure by the Arizona Department of Health Services because facilities did not meet required State standards. Having radically cut services (such as OB/GYN, inpatient pediatrics and nursery, as well as surgery), to avoid sanctions, the former management ultimately presented the Sage Board of Directors with a closure plan.
Instead of following the closure plan, the Board of Directors embarked on a determined effort to reverse course, hiring a new management team, Razaghi Healthcare, to lead a five-year initiative to turn the hospital around. In 2012, Razaghi Healthcare was proudly able to report that the turnaround efforts were successful; Sage’s finances were once again stable, and the quality of healthcare was excellent.
Razaghi Healthcare currently continues to provide executive management and healthcare consulting services to Navajo Health Foundation – Sage Memorial Hospital.