Healthcare Realty Trust 8-K Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Pricing of $300 Million Senior Unsecured Notes

Exhibit 12

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
Statement regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

																			Pro-forma
	Nine Months Ended			Year Ended December 31,															Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2009			2008			2007			2006			2005			2004			September 30, 2009
							(Restated)(1)
Earnings
Consolidated pretax income from continuing operations	$	25,749		$	20,985		$	13,360		$	13,198		$	16,080		$	25,365		$	13,680
Fixed charges		37,941			50,164			53,672			53,832			48,785			44,102			50,014
Capitalized interest		(7,260	)		(6,679	)		(4,022	)		(1,292	)		(1,412	)		(1,782	)		(7,260	)
Total Earnings	$	56,430		$	64,470		$	63,010		$	65,738		$	63,453		$	67,685		$	56,434
Fixed charges
Interest expense		29,703			42,445			48,718			51,258			46,254			41,465			41,772
Estimated interest in rental expense (2)		978			1,040			932			1,282			1,119			855			982
Capitalized interest		7,260			6,679			4,022			1,292			1,412			1,782			7,260
Total Fixed charges	$	37,941		$	50,164		$	53,672		$	53,832		$	48,785		$	44,102		$	50,014
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		1.49			1.29			1.17			1.22			1.30			1.53			1.13
																			% Change
																				24	%

(1)	The years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004 have been restated for discontinued operations to conform to the September 30, 2009 presentation.
(2)	Assumes that approximately one-third of rent expense is representative of the interest factor.