UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

(MARK ONE)

[X]  Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934.  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996.

                                       OR

[ ]  Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934. For the transition period from ..... to .......

                         Commission file number 1-8895

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                      HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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     Maryland                                          33-0091377
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation of organization)                         Identification No.)

                      10990 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200
                          Los Angeles, California 90024
                     (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (310) 473-1990
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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      Indicate  by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed  all  reports
required  to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange  Act  of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months (or for such  shorter  period  that  the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to  such
filing requirements for the past 90 days:  Yes [X]  No[ ]

     As of August 9, 1996 there were 28,668,914 shares of $1.00 par value common
stock outstanding.


                      HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.

                                      INDEX

                         PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION


                                                                        PAGE NO.
                                                                        --------

Item 1.  Financial Statements:

         Consolidated Balance Sheets
         June 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

         Consolidated Statements of Income
         Six Months and Three Months Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 . . . .

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
         Six Months Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995. . . . . . . . . . . . .

         Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements . . . . . .

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
         Financial Condition and Results of Operations. . . . . . . . . .




                           PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .










                      HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
                                        
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                        
                                   (unaudited)
                                        
                          (Dollar amounts in thousands)


                                                    June 30,    December 31,
                                                     1996           1995
                                                  ----------     -----------
                                                            
ASSETS
Real Estate Properties
  Buildings and Improvements                       $ 658,349      $ 581,152
  Accumulated Depreciation                          (134,906)      (121,983)
                                                    --------       --------
                                                     523,443        459,169
  Construction in Progress                            12,991          7,508
  Land                                                66,981         61,317
                                                    --------       --------
                                                     603,415        527,994
Loans Receivable                                     115,764        120,959
Investments in and Advances to Partnerships            9,113          9,248
Other Assets                                           8,864          7,630
Cash and Cash Equivalents                             14,972          2,000
                                                    --------       --------
TOTAL ASSETS                                       $ 752,128      $ 667,831
                                                    ========       ========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Bank Notes Payable                                 $     ---      $  31,700
Senior Notes Due 1998 - 2015                         153,995        153,994
Senior Notes Due 2006                                113,392            ---
Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2000              100,000        100,000
Mortgage Notes Payable                                12,722         13,390
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses                 13,967         10,568
Minority Interests in Partnerships                    18,353         18,719
Stockholders' Equity:
  Common Stock                                        28,665         28,574
  Additional Paid-In Capital                         355,482        353,166
  Cumulative Net Income                              349,521        319,329
  Cumulative Dividends                              (393,969)      (361,609)
                                                    --------       --------
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                           339,699        339,460
                                                    --------       --------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY         $ 752,128      $ 667,831
                                                    ========       ========



See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.

                      HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
                                        
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                        
                                   (unaudited)
                                        
                (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)


                                        
                                                        Three Months            Six Months
                                                        Ended June 30,         Ended June 30,
                                                   -----------------------    -----------------------
                                                      1996          1995        1996          1995
                                                   ---------     ---------    ---------    ---------
                                                                               
REVENUE

Base Rental Income                                 $  20,707    $  16,674     $  40,891    $  33,826
Additional Rental and Interest Income                  5,768        4,839        10,550        9,703
Interest and Other Income                              4,111        4,398         8,088        8,369
Facility Operating Revenues                              ---          ---           ---          741
                                                   ---------    ---------     ---------    ---------
                                                      30,586       25,911        59,529       52,639
                                                   ---------    ---------     ---------    ---------

EXPENSE

Interest Expenses                                      6,609        4,128        12,902        9,474
Depreciation/Noncash Charges                           5,693        4,872        10,962        9,379
Other Expenses                                         1,802        1,630         3,538        3,047
Facility Operating Expenses                              ---          ---           ---          720
                                                   ---------    ---------     ---------    ---------
                                                      14,104       10,630        27,402       22,620
                                                   ---------    ---------     ---------    ---------
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS                                16,482       15,281        32,127       30,019
    Minority Interests                                  (891)        (965)       (1,935)      (1,947)
    Gain on Sale of Real Estate Properties               ---       23,550           ---       23,550
                                                   ---------    ---------     ---------    ---------
NET INCOME                                         $  15,591    $  37,866     $  30,192    $  51,622
                                                   =========    =========     =========    =========

NET INCOME PER SHARE                               $   0.54     $    1.33     $    1.05    $    1.83
                                                   =========    =========     =========    =========

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING                   28,662       28,532        28,634       28,143
                                                   =========    =========     =========    =========



See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of 
Operations.




                      HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
                                        
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                        
                                   (unaudited)
                                        
                             (Amounts in thousands)
                                        


                                                            Six Months Ended
                                                              Ended June 15,
                                                       -------------------------

                                                          1996           1995
                                                       -----------    ----------

                                                                
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Net Income                                           $   30,192     $   51,622
  Real Estate Depreciation                                  9,760          8,088
  Partnership Adjustments                                    (318)          (269)
  Gain on Sale of Real Estate Properties                      ---        (23,550)
                                                       ----------     ----------
  FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS                                    39,634         35,891
  Noncash Charges                                           1,202          1,291
  Change in Other Assets/Liabilities                        4,673         (5,295)
                                                       ----------     ----------
                                                           45,509         31,887
                                                       ----------     ----------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Acquisition of Real Estate, Net                         (88,344)       (18,123)
  Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Properties                ---          8,387
  Other Investments and Loans                               6,782            256
                                                       ----------     ----------
                                                          (81,562)        (9,480)
                                                       ----------     ----------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Net Increase in Bank Notes Payable                      (31,700)        (1,100)
  Repayment of Senior Notes                                   ---        (75,000)
  Issuance of Senior Notes Due 1998-2015                  113,329         36,715
  Cash Proceeds from Issuing Common Stock                   1,239         47,109
  Increase in Minority Interests                              ---             64
  Final Payments on Mortgages                                 ---           (637)
  Periodic Payments on Mortgages                             (728)          (543)
  Dividends Paid                                          (32,360)       (29,053)
  Other Financing Activities                                 (755)          (435)
                                                       ----------     ----------
                                                           49,025        (22,880)
                                                       ----------     ----------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
   AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                $   12,972     $     (473)
                                                       ==========     ==========


See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.


                      HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
              NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  June 30, 1996
                                        
                                   (UNAUDITED)


(1)  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The  unaudited  financial  information furnished  herein,  in  the  opinion  of
management,  reflects all adjustments that are necessary to  state  fairly  the
financial  position, the results of operations, and cash flows of  Health  Care
Property  Investors,  Inc.  and its affiliates (the  "Company").   The  Company
presumes  that users of the interim financial information herein have  read  or
have access to the audited financial statements and Management's Discussion and
Analysis  of  Financial Condition and Results of Operations for  the  preceding
fiscal  year  ended  December  31, 1995 and that  the  adequacy  of  additional
disclosures  needed  for  a fair presentation, except  in  regard  to  material
contingencies, may be determined in that context.  Accordingly,  footnotes  and
other  disclosures that would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained
in  the  Company's  most  recent annual report to security  holders  have  been
omitted.  The interim financial information contained herein is not necessarily
representative  of  a  full  year's operations for  various  reasons  including
acquisitions,  changes  in rents, interest rates and the  timing  of  debt  and
equity  financings.   These  same  considerations  apply  to  all  year-to-year
comparisons.

Net Income Per Share

Net  income  per  share  is calculated by dividing net income  by  the  weighted
average  common  shares  outstanding during the period.  There  were  28,665,214
shares outstanding as of June 30, 1996.

Funds From Operations

Effective January 1, 1996, the Company adopted the new definition of Funds  From
Operations  prescribed  by the National Association of  Real  Estate  Investment
Trusts.  Funds  From  Operations  is now defined  as  net  income  (computed  in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles), excluding  gains  (or
losses)  from  debt  restructuring  and sales  of  property,  plus  real  estate
depreciation,  and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships  and  joint
ventures.   Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint  ventures  are
calculated  to  reflect  Funds From Operations on the same  basis.   Funds  From
Operations  does  not  represent cash generated  from  operating  activities  in
accordance  with  generally accepted accounting principles, is  not  necessarily
indicative of cash available to fund cash needs and should not be considered  as
an  alternative to net income.  Funds From Operations for the periods ended June
30, 1995 have been restated for comparative purposes.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

(2)  MAJOR OPERATORS

Listed  below  are the Company's major operators and the percentage  of  current
revenue from these operators.

                                                       Percentage of
Operators                               Revenue        Total Revenue
- ---------                             -------------    -------------

Vencor, Inc. ("Vencor")                $12,018,000          20%
Horizon/CMS Health Corporation           4,960,000           8
Beverly Enterprises, Inc.                4,982,000           8
Tenet Healthcare Corporation ("Tenet")   4,116,000           7
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.            4,115,000           7
Emeritus Corporation                     3,961,000           7
Healthsouth Corporation ("Healthsouth")  3,418,000           6

All  of the leases with subsidiaries of Tenet, Vencor, and certain leases  with
Healthsouth  are  unconditionally guaranteed by Tenet.  Those leases  represent
32% of the Company's total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 1996.

(3)  STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

The  following  tabulation is a summary of the activity  for  the  Stockholders'
Equity account for the six months ended June 30, 1996 (amounts in thousands):


                              Common Stock
                         ------------------------
                                         Par     Additional                                 Total
                           Number of     Value     Paid In    Cumulative   Cumulative   Stockholders'
                            Shares      Amount     Capital    Net Income   Dividends       Equity
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Balance, December 31, 1995    28,574   $28,574    $353,166    $319,329     $(361,609)      $339,460
Issuance of Stock, Net            33        33       1,135                                    1,168
Exercise of Stock Options         58        58       1,181                                    1,239
Net Income                                                      30,192                       30,192
Dividends Paid                                                               (32,360)       (32,360)
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Balance, June 30, 1996        28,665   $28,665    $355,482    $349,521     $(393,969)      $339,699
===================================================================================================


(4)  COMMITMENTS

The  Company has outstanding commitments on closed development transactions  of
approximately  $36,000,000  and  on to-be-closed  development  transactions  of
approximately   $68,000,000.   The  Company  is  also  committed   to   acquire
approximately  $53,000,000  of  existing health care  facilities.  The  Company
expects  that  a  significant  portion of these  commitments  will  be  funded;
however, experience suggests that some  committed transactions will not  close.
Transactions do not close for various reasons including unsatisfied pre-closing
conditions,  competitive financing sources, final negotiation differences,  and
the operators' inability to obtain required internal or governmental approvals.

(5)  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On  July 18, 1996 the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of  $0.58
per share payable on August 20, 1996, to stockholders of record on the close  of
business on August 2, 1996.

                      HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
           MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                            AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



GENERAL

The  Company  is  in  the business of acquiring health care facilities  that  it
leases  on a long term basis to health care providers.  On a more limited basis,
the  Company  has provided mortgage financing on health care facilities.  As  of
June   30,  1996,  the  Company's  portfolio  of  properties,  including  equity
investments, consisted of 208 facilities located in 37 states.  These facilities
are  comprised of 136 long term care facilities, 45 congregate care and assisted
living  facilities, 12 medical office buildings, six acute care  hospitals,  six
rehabilitation  facilities,  two  physician  group  practice  clinics  and   one
psychiatric care facility. The gross acquisition price of the properties,  which
includes  partnership acquisitions, was approximately $884,388,000 at  June  30,
1996.

As  of  June  30,  1996, the Company had commitments to purchase  and  construct
health  care  facilities totaling approximately $157,000,000 for funding  during
1996  and  1997.   The  Company  expects that a  significant  portion  of  these
commitments  will  be  funded  and  a portion  will  not  be  funded.  (See  (4)
"Commitments.")


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The  Company  has  financed acquisitions through the sale of common  stock,  the
issuance  of long term debt, the assumption of mortgage debt, the use of  short-
term  bank  lines and through internally generated cash flow.  Facilities  under
construction  are  generally financed by means of cash on  hand  or  short  term
borrowings  under the Company's existing bank lines. In the future, the  Company
may  use its Medium-Term Note ("MTN") program to finance a portion of the  costs
of  construction.   At  the completion of construction and commencement  of  the
lease,  short  term  borrowings  used in the construction  phase  are  generally
refinanced with new long term debt or equity offerings.

On  February 15, 1996, the Company issued $115,000,000 in Unsecured Senior Notes
due  2006 bearing a coupon of 6.5%.  The majority of the proceeds from this debt
issuance  was used to fund acquisitions made during the second half of 1995  and
for  the first  and second quarter of 1996 with the balance invested temporarily
in short term investments pending deployment in long term asset acquisitions. At
June 30, 1996, stockholders' equity in the Company totaled $339,699,000 and  the
debt  to  equity ratio was 1.12 to 1.  For the six months ended June  30,  1996,
Funds From Operations covered interest expense 4.1 to 1.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES (continued)

At  June 30, 1996, the Company had approximately $50,975,000 available under its
Medium  Term Note Program registered pursuant to a shelf registration  statement
for  future issuance of MTNs from time to time based on Company needs  and  then
existing   market  conditions.   In  September  1995,  the  Company   registered
$200,000,000 of debt and equity securities under a shelf registration  statement
filed  with the Securities and Exchange Commission of which $85,000,000 in  debt
or  equity securities remains available to be offered by the Company. As of June
30,  1996,  the  Company  had $100,000,000 available on its  revolving  line  of
credit.   This  line of credit with a group of seven domestic and  international
banks  expires  on  March  31,  1999.   The  Company's  Senior  and  Convertible
Subordinated  Notes  have been rated investment grade by  debt  rating  agencies
since 1986. Current ratings are as follows:

                      Moody's        Standard & Poor's     Duff & Phelps
                    -------------   ------------------   -----------------
Senior Notes            Baa1               BBB+                  A-
Convertible
  Subordinated Notes    Baa2               BBB                  BBB+

Since inception in May 1985, the Company has recorded approximately $469,888,000
in  cumulative  Funds From Operations.  Of this amount, a total of  $393,969,000
has  been  distributed to stockholders as dividends.  The balance of $75,919,000
has been retained, and is an additional source of capital for the Company.

At  June  30,  1996,  the Company had approximately $30,700,000  in  irrevocable
letters  of  credit  from  commercial banks to secure the  obligations  of  many
lessees'  lease and borrowers' loan obligations.  The Company may draw upon  the
letters  of  credit  if  there are any defaults under the leases  and/or  loans.
Amounts available under letters of credit change from time to time; such changes
may be material.

The  second  quarter  1996 dividend of $0.57 per share  or  $16,339,000  in  the
aggregate  was  paid  on May 20, 1996.  Total dividends paid  during  the  three
months  ended  June  30,1996 as a percentage of Funds From  Operations  for  the
corresponding  period was 80.0%.  The Company declared a third quarter  dividend
of  $0.58  per share or $16,626,000 in the aggregate, to be paid on  August  20,
1996.

One  of  the  Company's lessees, a major provider of health care  services,  has
closed  the  Company's Dallas rehabilitation hospital in breach  of   its  lease
agreement.   Rent on the Dallas facility is current and aggregates approximately
$3.1  million annually.  The lease obligations extend through June 1999 and  are
guaranteed  both by the provider and a significant third party.   Management  of
the Company is discussing possible remedies with the provider and anticipates  a
future  diminution in the rent payment stream or other economics of  the  Dallas
property prior to the end of the lease term.  The Company invested approximately
$18 million in the facility when it was purchased in 1985.

Management  believes  that the Company's liquidity and sources  of  capital  are
adequate  to  finance  its  operations as well  as  its  future  investments  in
additional facilities.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Income for the three months ended June 30, 1996 totaled $15,591,000 or $0.54
per  share, on revenues of $30,586,000 compared to Net Income of $37,866,000  or
$1.33  per  share, on revenues of $25,911,000 for the corresponding  quarter  in
1995.   The  1995 quarter included a gain on sale of real estate  properties  of
$23,550,000 or $0.83 per share.  Funds From Operations for the six months  ended
June  30,  1996,  increased to $39,634,000, compared with  $35,891,000  for  the
corresponding period in the prior year.

Earnings and Funds From Operations were significantly higher than a year ago due
to  increases in base rents and lower relative financing costs.  Base rents  for
the  three  months  ended  June  30,  1996, increased  by  $4,033,000  over  the
corresponding period in 1995 from $16,674,000 to $20,707,000.  The  majority  of
the  increase in base rents came from new long term investments made in 1995 and
the first half of 1996 of  $102,000,000 and $87,000,000, respectively.  Interest
expense was higher due to the increase in average borrowings as a result of  the
issuance of Senior Notes mentioned above.

                          PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION

                                        
Item 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

        The Company held its annual stockholders meeting on April 25, 1996.  The
following matters were voted upon at the meeting:




       1. Election of Directors
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                                                   Votes Cast
                                                ----------------
                                                                 Against or
          Name of Director Elected                     For        Withheld
          -------------------------------         ----------     -----------
                                                             
          Kenneth B. Roath                        24,721,271       169,537
          Orville E. Melby                        24,721,370       169,438


          Name of Each other Director
          Whose Term of Office as Director
          Continued after the meeting
          --------------------------------
          Paul V. Colony
          Robert R. Fanning, Jr.
          Michael D. McKee
          Harold M. Messmer, Jr.
          Peter L. Rhein

                                                                 Against or
       2. Ratification of Arthur Andersen LLP         For         Withheld
          As the Company's Independent            ----------    -----------
          Accountants for the Fiscal Year         24,600,717       290,091
          Ending December 31,1996
          -----------------------------------

          There were no broker nonvotes with regard to the matters voted upon
          at the meeting.


Item 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
          a)      Exhibits:
                  EX-27     Financial Data Schedule

          b)      Reports on Form 8-K:
                  None




                                   SIGNATURES

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.


Date:  August 9, 1996         HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
                              (REGISTRANT)



                                   /s/ James G. Reynolds
                              ------------------------------------
                              James G. Reynolds
                              Executive Vice President and
                              Chief Financial Officer
                              (Principal Financial Officer)




                                   /s/ Devasis Ghose
                              ------------------------------------
                              Devasis Ghose
                              Senior Vice President-Finance
                              and Treasurer
                              (Principal Accounting Officer)