Over the past fifteen years, Summit Healthcare has added many new and vital services to better serve our communities. The early nineties witnessed the development of a new Emergency Department and the Governing Board approved the name change from Navapache Hospital to Navapache Regional Medical Center. It was felt that the new name better reflected the growth of the hospital and its ability to provide a wide range of services to the expanding White Mountain Communities. To ensure room for future growth and development, an additional 22 acres of property adjacent to the hospital campus was purchased. The community welcomed the opening of the Home Health Agency.

In 1995, an expansion project began which included new waiting rooms, expansion of the Pharmacy, staff dining area, radiology, and the addition of a second Medical/Surgical nursing station bringing Summit Healthcare to a 54-bed facility. Later that year, there was the addition of complimentary and alternative medicine, including therapeutic touch, biofeedback, and holistic nursing classes. At the turn of the century and keeping up with the times, Summit Healthcare experienced significant technology changes in computerized imaging and scanning, the addition of a new Cardiac Catheterization Lab, tele-radiology, which allows images to be instantly sent to other medical facilities to assist in prompt diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, and a state of the art spiral CT Scanner which produced images of superior quality in a fraction of time compared to prior technology.

In 1995, a $13.6 million, 110,000 square foot building project included expansion and renovation of the Emergency Department, Radiology, Surgical Services, Laboratory, Oncology, Medical Records, as well as a new front entrance and admitting/waiting area for patients and visitors. This expansion brought Summit Healthcare to a licensed 61-bed facility. An additional operating room was added to Surgical Services, with private pre-op rooms allowing family members to visit privately with both the patient and the physician. The Radiology Department continued to expand its technology to include additional x-ray and mammography units, as well as offering ultrasound and bone density testing. A new MRI was in place by August 2000, allowing the hospital to provide such specialized services as MR angiography, stroke work-ups, and more specific orthopedic work. Laboratory services grew to include a convenient draw site just off the front lobby and an enlarged laboratory affording technicians an improved work environment. The former Community Outreach Center, now known as the East Campus, was built to house the Business Office, Accounting, Home Health, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy departments.

In July 2005, a new Outpatient Imaging Center opened in Snowflake serving the Snowflake/Taylor area and providing a wide array of imaging services to include Ultrasound, CT Scanning, Mammography Screenings, Bone Scanning, EKG's and a blood drawing unit.

In 2006, a $30 million, 110,000 square foot major expansion project began driven by the growth of the community and the hospital. The project provided a five-story patient bed tower with 81 private patient rooms, including a 12-bed ICU on the first floor, a 42 bed Medical/Surgical unit on the first and second floors and an Obstetrical and Women's Health unit on the third and fourth floors. The fifth floor will be used for offices as the older building is renovated for expanding outpatient services. The design of the tower took into consideration patient's request for all private rooms, providing family the option of rooming together as "Care Partners". The Obstetrical and Women's Health unit houses an observation nursery, seven Labor and Delivery rooms, a two bed outpatient triage room, and twenty private rooms for couplet care and gynecological surgery patients. Within the main hospital, the renovation and expansion of the original kitchen and dining area better meets the needs of employees and the public. The new dining area has a warm dining atmosphere. The outdoor dining is a calm and refreshing getaway for staff and patient's family members.

In January 2007, the "Community Clinic" located in Overgaard opened to provide family care for the Heber/Overgaard area. The clinic is open from 8-5 Monday through Friday.

In 2007, the medical center acquired a state-of-the-art CT imaging system from GE Healthcare. In commenting on this revolutionary imaging technology, Jones Cavanaugh, M.D., Chief of the Medical Staff, Board member and Radiologist said, "The LightSpeed® VCT is the world's first Volume Computed Tomography (VCT) system. With this system, our physicians will be able to capture images of a beating heart thereby eliminating in many cases the need for interventional catheterization. The "64 slice" CT Scanner is designed to scan an entire organ in one second and perform a whole body trauma scan in just ten seconds as compared to a full body scan which now takes over 30 minutes. This state-of-the-art equipment will assist physicians in obtaining the information they need to rapidly diagnose disease and life-threatening illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, stroke and chest pain. Clearly, this innovative scanning technology positions Summit Healthcare at the top of hospitals around the country having cutting-edge state of the art diagnostic equipment."

In June 2007, Navapache Regional Medical Center announced a name change to Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center. In announcing the name change, Neal Thompson, Board Chairman, said, "This name change reflects the many positive changes and enhancements that have occurred at Navapache Regional Medical Center in recent years, are going on today and will be a vital part of healthcare delivery for northeastern Arizona under the banner of Summit Healthcare which will remain locally owned and managed."

In 2008, the $30 million, 110,000 square foot major expansion project was completed and patients were moved in to our Med Surg and ICU Units.

In 2009, we opened the new Labor and Delivery Unit, located on the fourth floor of the Women and Infant Services Department. As one of the finest birthing and mother infant care facilities in northeastern Arizona, mothers can now look forward to delivering in beautiful, spacious, private rooms within our state-of-the-art facilities.  The addition of Stereotactic Breast Biopsy services to our Mammography department brought it even closer to becoming a Center of Excellence.

In 2010, Summit Healthcare announced that it now provides the latest in mammography screening technology. Selenia digital mammography incorporates revolutionary imaging technology that provides incredibly sharp breast images. The images appear on the technologist�s monitor in a matter of seconds, there is no waiting for film to develop, which means less time in the breast imaging suite for patients. Summit Healthcare is a certified Pink Ribbon Facility, a distinction awarded only to an elite group of healthcare facilities.