NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE: HR) today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2008 totaled $55.1 million, compared with the prior year's $51.5 million. Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2008 totaled $109.2 million, compared with the prior year's $103.3 million. Income from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2008 totaled $4.8 million, compared with the prior year's $3.8 million. Income from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008 totaled $9.9 million, compared with the prior year's $5.9 million.

Net income for the second quarter of 2008 totaled $13.8 million, or $0.27 per diluted common share, versus $13.6 million, or $0.29 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2007. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2008 totaled $20.6 million, or $0.41 per diluted common share, compared with $50.0 million, or $1.05 per diluted common share for the six months ended June 30, 2007. Net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, as compared to 2007, was affected by the disposition of the senior living assets and resulting gain in 2007.

Funds from operations ('FFO') is calculated according to the definition of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ('NAREIT') and is comprised primarily of net income and depreciation from real estate, but is not adjusted for certain non-cash income and expense items. Gains on the sale of real estate properties are excluded from FFO and FFO per share. FFO totaled $19.2 million, or $0.38 per diluted common share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared with $18.9 million, or $0.40 per diluted common share, for the same period in 2007. FFO totaled $38.6 million, or $0.77 per diluted common share for the six months ended June 30, 2008, compared with the prior year's $39.2 million, or $0.82 per diluted common share.

Funds available for distribution for the second quarter of 2008 totaled $0.43 per diluted common share.

Healthcare Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that integrates owning, managing and developing income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States. The Company had investments of approximately $1.8 billion in 181 real estate properties and mortgages as of June 30, 2008, excluding assets classified as held for sale and including investments in three unconsolidated limited liability companies. The Company's 174 owned real estate properties, excluding assets classified as held for sale, are comprised of six facility types, located in 24 states, totaling approximately 10.8 million square feet. The Company provides property management services to approximately 7.2 million square feet nationwide.

The Company directs interested parties to its Internet site, www.healthcarerealty.com , where information is posted regarding this quarter's operations. Please contact the Company at (615) 269-8175 to request a printed copy of this information.

In addition to the historical information contained within, the matters discussed in this press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These risks are discussed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Healthcare Realty Trust, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 under the heading 'Risk Factors,' and as may be updated in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed thereafter. Forward-looking statements represent the Company's judgment as of the date of this release.