[4] The original 80 acres (32 ha) of land were donated by Bob and Dolores Hope and both helped raise private funds for the hospital's construction.

Among the early trustees were actress Martha Hyer (the wife of film producer Hal B. Wallis) and Roy W Hill.

[5] The three original medical buildings were named for local philanthropists Mr. and Mrs. Walter Probst, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kiewit and Mrs. Hazel Wright.

[6] A $212.5 million, four story addition to the hospital, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Pavilion, opened for patient care in November 2010.

[10] Eisenhower Health opened the medical center in 1971 and over the decades has steadily grown and added services, capabilities and facilities to anticipate and meet the needs of the expanding desert region.