UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland		20-0191742
(State or other jurisdiction		(I. R. S. Employer
of incorporation or organization )		Identification No.)
1000 Urban Center Drive, Suite 501
Birmingham, AL		35242
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(205) 969-3755

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 29, 2009, Medical Properties Trust, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In addition, this information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release dated January 29, 2009 reporting financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2008

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 29, 2009

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release dated January 29, 2009 reporting financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2008