UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

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 9.01. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     The Registrant hereby amends its Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 2006, to update and file the financial statements required by Item 9.01 of Form 8-K. That Report on Form 8-K reported the acquisition of the Registrant’s Sherman Oaks, California facility.

   (a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

   The financial statements of Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. are incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form S-11 (File No. 333-121833) filed with the Commission on March 15, 2006.

(b)

Pro Forma Financial Information.

      Pro forma financial information regarding the Sherman Oaks facility is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form S-11 (File No. 333-121833) filed with the Commission on March 15, 2006.

	(c)		Exhibits:
	23.1		Consent of Moss Adams LLP

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 thereunto duly authorized.

		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.
		(Registrant)
		By:		/s/ R. Steven Hamner
		R. Steven Hamner
		Executive Vice President
		and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: March 17, 2006

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 24, 2005, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. (formerly Desert Valley Health Systems, Inc.) as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for the years then ended, included in Amendment No. 5 of the Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (Registration No. 333-121883) on Form S-11 in this Form 8-K/A of Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

/s/ Moss Adams LLP
Irvine, California
March 17, 2006