Medical Properties Trust, Inc.  bridges the gap between the growing demand for high-quality healthcare and the ability to deliver it cost-effectively. Specializing in acute care, community and rehabilitation hospitals, this healthcare and real estate investment trust (REIT) provides operators access to capital for facility improvements, technology upgrades, expansions, additions and new construction through long-term net leases of real estate assets. By reinvesting non-earning assets into operations, MPT clients are able to participate in growth of the largest sector of the U.S. and a growing number of other developed economies.