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                                                            Exhibit 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
of Meditrust on Form S-3 (dated August 31, 1995) of our reports dated January
16, 1995 on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedules of Meditrust as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 and for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994, which reports are
included or incorporated by reference in the Meditrust Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994. We also consent to the reference to
our firm under the caption "Experts."




                             /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.




Boston, Massachusetts
August 31, 1995