Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(b) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 (the “Report”), each of the undersigned, Edward K. Aldag, Jr. and R. Steven Hamner, certifies, pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
| Date: August 9, 2012 | /s/ Edward K. Aldag, Jr. | |||
| Edward K. Aldag, Jr. | ||||
| Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the sole member of the general partner of MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. | ||||
/s/ R. Steven Hamner | ||||
| R. Steven Hamner | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the sole member of the general partner of MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. | ||||