Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MPW) announced today it will host a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company's fourth quarter 2011 financial results. A press release with fourth quarter 2011 financial results will be issued after trading on the New York Stock Exchange on January 31, 2012.

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are 800-573-4842 (U.S.) and 617-224-4327 (International); using passcode 18361530. 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 February 14, 2012. Telephone numbers for the replay are 888-286-8010 and 617-801-6888 for U.S. and International callers, respectively. The replay passcode is 57805063.

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.

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