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

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 17, 1998
                            ________________________


                      HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

         Maryland                    1-11852                  62 - 1507028
      (State or Other            (Commission File           (I.R.S. Employer
      Jurisdiction of                Number)                 Identification
      Incorporation)                                             Number)

                              3310 West End Avenue
                                    Suite 700
                           Nashville, Tennessee 37203
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (615) 269-8175
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Item 5.  Other Events and Information

     The Financial  Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") has issued Statement No.
128,  "Earnings  Per Share," which is effective  for  financial  statements  for
periods  ended after  December 15,  1997.  FASB  Statement  No. 128 requires the
restatement  of prior period  earnings per share and requires the  disclosure of
additional  supplemental  information  detailing the calculation of earnings per
share. A copy of the  restatement of prior period earnings per share is filed as
Exhibits 99.15.1 - 99.15.5 hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits



( c )    The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit Number   Description
               
99.15.1          Selected financial data from the 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated,
                 restated to reflect the adoption of FASB Statement No. 128.

99.15.2          Selected quarterly financial data from footnote 13 to the consolidated financial statements filed as part
                 of the 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated, restated to reflect the
                 adoption of FASB Statement No. 128.

99.15.3          Additional FASB Statement No. 128 disclosures for Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated for the years ended
                 December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.

99.15.4          Earnings per share information for each of the first three quarters of 1997 for Healthcare Realty Trust
                 Incorporated, restated to reflect the adoption of FASB Statement No. 128.

99.15.5          Additional FASB Statement No. 128 disclosures for Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated for each of the
                 first three quarters of 1997.



                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                   HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED


                                   By:     /s/ ROGER O. WEST
                                           Roger O. West
                                           Executive Vice President
                                             and General Counsel

Date:  February 17, 1998




EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number      Description 
                     

99.15.1             Selected  financial  data from the 1996  Annual  Report on Form 10-K of  Healthcare  Realty
                    Trust Incorporated, restated to reflect the adoption of FASB Statement No. 128.

99.15.2             Selected  quarterly  financial  data  from  footnote  13  to  the  consolidated   financial
                    statements filed as part of the 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Healthcare  Realty Trust
                    Incorporated, restated to reflect the adoption of FASB Statement No. 128.

99.15.3             Additional FASB Statement No. 128 disclosures for Healthcare Realty Trust  Incorporated for
                    the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.

99.15.4             Earnings per share  information for each of the first three quarters of 1997 for Healthcare
                    Realty Trust Incorporated, restated to reflect the adoption of FASB Statement No. 128.

99.15.5             Additional FASB Statement No. 128 disclosures for Healthcare Realty Trust  Incorporated for
                    each of the first three quarters of 1997.