Medical Properties Trust Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MPW) announced today it will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s third quarter 2009 financial results. A press release with third quarter 2009 financial results will be issued before trading on the New York Stock Exchange on November 5, 2009.

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are 800-561-2601 (U.S.) and 617-614-3518 (International); using passcode 67640168. The conference call will also be available via webcast in the Investor Relations’ section of the Company’s website, www.medicalpropertiestrust.com.

A telephone and webcast replay of the call will be available from shortly after the completion through November 19, 2009. Telephone numbers for the replay are 888-286-8010 and 617-801-6888 for U.S. and International callers, respectively. The replay passcode is 52797587.

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 and orthopedic hospitals.