Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MPW) announced that Edward K. Aldag, Jr., MPT's Chairman, President and CEO and R. Steven Hamner, MPT's Chief Financial Officer, will present an overview of the Company's business at the 17th Annual Wachovia Securities Equity Conference.

The Medical Properties Trust presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Wachovia will be hosting a webcast of the presentation, which will be available at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/wa43/mpw/. A printable version of the slides will be available on Medical Properties Trust's website, www.medicalpropertiestrust.com.

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., Birmingham
Charles Lambert, Finance Director, 205-397-8897
clambert@medicalpropertiestrust.com