Medical Properties Trust to Report Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Host...

Medical Properties Trust to Report Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Host Conference Call and Webcast

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(Business Wire)--Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MPW) will report its fourth
quarter financial results on Thursday, January 31, 2008 before trading
on the New York Stock Exchange and host a conference call and webcast
at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the fourth quarter results.

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are 866-510-0707 and
617-597-5376 (International); the passcode for both numbers is
18776768. The conference call will also be available via webcast in
the Investor Relations' section of the Company's website,
www.medicalpropertiestrust.com. The press release announcing the
fourth quarter results will be available on Medical Properties Trust's
website prior to the conference call.

A telephone and webcast replay of the call will be available from
shortly after the completion through February 14, 2008. Telephone
numbers for the replay are 888-286-8010 and 617-801-6888 for U.S. and
international callers, respectively. The replay passcode is 30257183.

About Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. is a Birmingham, Alabama based
self-advised real estate investment trust formed to capitalize on the
changing trends in healthcare delivery by acquiring and developing
net-leased healthcare facilities. These facilities include inpatient
rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, regional
acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and other
single-discipline healthcare facilities, such as heart hospitals,
orthopedic hospitals and cancer centers.

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
Charles Lambert, Finance Director, 205-397-8897
clambert@medicalpropertiestrust.com

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