MEDEQUITIES REALTY TRUST, INC.
MEDEQUITIES REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP
3100 West End Avenue, Suite 1000
Nashville, TN 37203
October 11, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Joshua Lobert
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc. and MedEquities Realty Operating Partnership, LP |
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-220757 and 333-220757-1)
Dear Mr. Lobert:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc. and MedEquities Realty Operating Partnership, LP (together, the “Registrants”) hereby request acceleration of effectiveness of their registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-220757 and 333-220757-1), to 4:15 p.m., Eastern Time, on October 13, 2017, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The Registrants request that they be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to David P. Slotkin or Andrew P. Campbell, the Company’s counsel at Morrison & Foerster LLP, at (202) 887-1554 or (202) 887-1584, respectively.
Very truly yours,
MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Jeffery C. Walraven | |||||||
| Name: | Jeffery C. Walraven | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
MedEquities Realty Operating Partnership, LP By: MedEquities OP GP, LLC, its general partner By: MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc., its sole member | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Jeffery C. Walraven | |||||||
| Name: | Jeffery C. Walraven | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
