About Us
Our Mission
To deliver quality, compassionate, patient-centered medical care and hospitalization services that are ALWAYS focused on our community members and their families. We go above and beyond for all patients.
Exceptional Is Our Standard
We Strive to be the Exceptional Healthcare Choice that is always available when life's emergencies arise. Exceptional Community Hospitals provide an unparalleled experience.
Values Statement
- The diverse people who come to ECH see themselves reflected in our work.
- We seek diversity in our staff and value their abilities.
- We have created a dynamic, forward-moving, innovative organization.
- Our integrity and ethics will never be compromised.
Our Evolution
Exceptional Healthcare is an expanding network of Community Hospitals providing comprehensive Emergency, Trauma, and Inpatient Services.
2015
Exceptional Emergency Centers Founded.
2016-2018
5 Emergency Centers open across target markets in Texas.
2018-2020
8 Additional Emergency Centers opened across Texas.
2021
1st Exceptional Community Hospital opens in Maricopa, Arizona.
2022
2nd Exceptional Community Hospital opens in Yuma, Arizona.
2023
ZT Corporate (Altus Community Health) acquires 14 Exceptional Emergency Centers.
2023-2024
Exceptional Community Hospitals opened in Bullhead City, Arizona, Lubbock, Texas, and Ardmore, Oklahoma.
2025
Exceptional Healthcare opened its sixth hospital in Prescott, Arizona. Additional hospitals in Arizona and New Mexico are scheduled to open before end of the year.
Where We Are Today
Exceptional Healthcare currently operates numerous state-of-the-art community hospitals across Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas, with each location designed to provide quality care close to home. Plans for future hospital developments are actively underway in South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming.
Our Vision for the Future
We’re on a mission to redefine rural healthcare—one community at a time. With each new hospital, we bring not only advanced medical services but also new jobs, local partnerships, and a renewed sense of health and hope.
The rural U.S. population is projected to grow by 1.3% by 2030 which is 23% faster than urban areas and the highest rural growth in a decade.
Total number of Exceptional Community Hospitals open to serve local communities by 2027.
Estimated number of employed staff across all Exceptional Community Hospital locations by 2027.
U.S. states where Exceptional Community Hospitals will be operating and serving patients by 2027.