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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                  FORM 10-K/A


(MARK ONE)


        
   /X/      JOINT ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000

                                       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 0-9109                                COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-9110

                   MEDITRUST CORPORATION                                     MEDITRUST OPERATING COMPANY
          (Exact name of registrant as specified                       (Exact name of registrant as specified
                      in its charter)                                              in its charter)

                         DELAWARE                                                     DELAWARE
               (State or other jurisdiction                                (State or other jurisdiction of
             of incorporation or organization)                             incorporation or organization)
                        95-3520818                                                   95-3419438
           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)                         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

               909 HIDDEN RIDGE, SUITE 600                                  909 HIDDEN RIDGE, SUITE 600
                       IRVING, TEXAS                                                IRVING, TEXAS
                           75038                                                        75038
  (Address of principal executive offices, including zip       (Address of principal executive offices, including zip
                           code)                                                        code)

                      (214) 492-6600                                               (214) 492-6600
   (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)         (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:



       TITLE OF EACH CLASS AND NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE             TITLE OF EACH CLASS AND NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE
                    ON WHICH REGISTERED                                       ON WHICH REGISTERED
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               Common Stock $0.10 Par Value,                             Common Stock $0.10 Par Value,
                  New York Stock Exchange                                   New York Stock Exchange
            9% Convertible Debentures due 2002,
                  New York Stock Exchange
           7.5% Convertible Debentures due 2001,
                  New York Stock Exchange
                    7.6% Notes due 2001,
                  New York Stock Exchange
    Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock represented by
               depository shares representing
       1/10th of a share of Series A Preferred Stock,
                  New York Stock Exchange


SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:

                        None                        None
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    Indicate by check mark whether the registrants: (1) have 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
registrants were required to file such reports) and (2) have been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes /X/  No / /

    Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrants' knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K, or any amendment to
this Form 10-K.  Yes /X/  No / /

    Aggregate market value of the paired voting stock of Meditrust Corporation
and of Meditrust Operating Company held by non-affiliates as of March 28, 2001
was $414,918,242 based upon the closing price of $3.59 on the New York Stock
Exchange Composite Tape (for this computation, the registrants have excluded the
market value of all shares of common stock reported as beneficially owned by
executive officers and directors of the registrants). The number of shares of
common stock, par value $0.10 per share, outstanding as of March 28, 2001 for
Meditrust Corporation was 144,299,000 and Meditrust Operating Company was
142,994,000.

    The following documents are incorporated by reference into the indicated
Part of this Form 10-K.



DOCUMENT                                                             PART
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Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2001 Annual Meeting of     III (items 10, 11,
  Shareholders, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A......  12 and 13)


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                                EXPLANATORY NOTE



    Signature pages for the Joint Annual Report on Form 10-K for Meditrust
Corporation and Meditrust Operating Company for the year ended December 31, 2000
filed on April 4, 2001 were omitted. Attached and filed herewith are signature
pages for both registrants for the subject filing.


                                   SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed
on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                                      
                                                       MEDITRUST CORPORATION

                                                       By:              /s/ DAVID L. REA
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                                                                          David L. Rea
                                                              Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                                                    (and Principal Financial
                                                                     and Accounting Officer)
Dated: April 4, 2001



    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.




                   NAME                                       TITLE                         DATE
                   ----                                       -----                         ----
                                                                                  
            /s/ CLIVE D. BODE               Chairman of the Board of Directors
    ---------------------------------                                                   April 4, 2001
              Clive D. Bode

           /s/ WILLIAM C. BAKER             Director
    ---------------------------------                                                   April 4, 2001
             William C. Baker

          /s/ WILLIAM G. BYRNES             Director
    ---------------------------------                                                   April 4, 2001
            William G. Byrnes

           /s/ FRANCIS W. CASH              Director
    ---------------------------------                                                   April 4, 2001
             Francis W. Cash

            /s/ JAMES P. CONN               Director
    ---------------------------------                                                   April 4, 2001
              James P. Conn

         /s/ JOHN C. CUSHMAN, III           Director
    ---------------------------------                                                   April 4, 2001
           John C. Cushman, III

          /s/ STEPHEN E. MERRILL            Director
    ---------------------------------                                                   April 4, 2001
            Stephen E. Merrill



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                                   SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed
on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                                      
                                                       MEDITRUST OPERATING COMPANY

                                                       By:              /s/ DAVID L. REA
                                                            ----------------------------------------
                                                                          David L. Rea
                                                              Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                                                    (and Principal Financial
                                                                     and Accounting Officer)



Dated: April 4, 2001


    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.




                   NAME                                       TITLE                         DATE
                   ----                                       -----                         ----
                                                                                  
            /s/ CLIVE D. BODE               Chairman of the Board of Directors
    ---------------------------------                                                   April 4, 2001
              Clive D. Bode

           /s/ WILLIAM C. BAKER             Director
    ---------------------------------                                                   April 4, 2001
             William C. Baker

          /s/ WILLIAM G. BYRNES             Director
    ---------------------------------                                                   April 4, 2001
            William G. Byrnes

           /s/ FRANCIS W. CASH              Director
    ---------------------------------                                                   April 4, 2001
             Francis W. Cash

            /s/ JAMES P. CONN               Director
    ---------------------------------                                                   April 4, 2001
              James P. Conn

         /s/ JOHN C. CUSHMAN, III           Director
    ---------------------------------                                                   April 4, 2001
           John C. Cushman, III

          /s/ STEPHEN E. MERRILL            Director
    ---------------------------------                                                   April 4, 2001
            Stephen E. Merrill



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