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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2

                         [HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST LOGO]

                                  NEWS RELEASE

Contact:          Timothy G. Wallace, Executive Vice President and Chief
                  Financial Officer, (615) 269-8175

                        HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST ANNOUNCES
                              FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

         NASHVILLE, Tennessee April 26, 2001 -- Healthcare Realty Trust
Incorporated (NYSE:HR) today announced results for the first quarter ended March
31, 2001. Revenues for the first quarter totaled $48.2 million, compared with
the prior year's $48.3 million. Net income for the period was $20.6 million, or
$0.47 per diluted common share, versus $20.5 million, or $0.47 per diluted
common share, for the first quarter of 2000. Funds from operations, comprised
primarily of net income and depreciation from real estate, totaled $26.6 million
for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001, compared with $26.7 million for the
first quarter ended March 31, 2000. Funds from operations, per diluted common
share, for the first quarter was $0.66, compared with $0.65 for the previous
quarter and $0.67 for the first quarter of 2000.

         Healthcare Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that
integrates owning, managing and developing income-producing real estate
properties associated with the delivery of healthcare services throughout the
United States. The Company's portfolio is comprised of nine major facility
types, located in 32 states nationwide, and operated pursuant to contractual
arrangements with 68 healthcare providers. The Company has investments of
approximately $1.7 billion in 266 real estate properties or mortgages, totaling
almost twelve million square feet. The Company provides property management or
asset management services to approximately seven million square feet nationwide.

       The Company directs interested parties to it's Internet page site,
    www.healthcarerealty.com, where material information is posted regarding
   this quarter's operations. Please contact the Company at (615) 269-8175 to
    request a printed copy of this information. In addition to the historical
    information contained within, the matters discussed in this press release
  may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
      These risks are discussed in a 10-K filed with the SEC by Healthcare
 Realty Trust for the year ended December 31, 2000. Forward-looking statements
  represent the Company's judgment as of the date of this release. The Company
          disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking material.

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HR Reports First Quarter Results
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April 26, 2001

                      HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                  (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)



                                                                                                  THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                                       MARCH 31,
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                                                                                               2001                   2000
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Revenues:
 Master lease rental income                                                               $      25,087          $      24,017
 Property operating income                                                                       16,450                 15,178
 Straight line rent                                                                               1,748                  1,470
 Mortgage interest income                                                                         4,539                  6,353
 Management fees                                                                                    342                    732
 Interest and other income                                                                           63                    509
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                                                                                                 48,229                 48,259
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Expenses:
 General and administrative                                                                       2,035                  2,154
 Property operating expenses                                                                      6,191                  5,464
 Interest                                                                                         9,785                 10,526
 Depreciation                                                                                    10,112                  9,545
 Amortization                                                                                        80                    117
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                                                                                                 28,203                 27,806
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Net income before net gain (loss) on sale of real estate properties                       $      20,026          $      20,453

Net gain (loss) on sale of real estate properties                                                   618                     --
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Net income                                                                                $      20,644          $      20,453
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Net income per common share - Basic                                                       $        0.48          $        0.48
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Net income per common share - Diluted                                                     $        0.47          $        0.47
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Funds from operations - Basic                                                             $      26,566          $      26,723
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Funds from operations - Diluted                                                           $      26,637          $      26,723
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Funds from operations per common share - Basic                                            $        0.67          $        0.68
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Funds from operations per  common share - Diluted                                         $        0.66          $        0.67
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Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic                                           39,628,676             39,439,719
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Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted                                         40,540,420             40,114,946
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         Healthcare Realty Trust maintains a website: www.healthcarerealty.com
to provide general corporate, investor and financial information.

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  Except for the historical information contained within, the matters discussed
    in this press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve
  risks and uncertainties. These risks are fully disclosed in a 10K filed with
    the SEC by Healthcare Realty Trust for the year ended December 31, 2000.
   Forward-looking statements represent the Company's judgment as of the date
          of this release. The Company disclaims any intent to update
                           forward-looking material.