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
                             THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

         NASHVILLE, Tennessee October 24, 2002 -- Healthcare Realty Trust
Incorporated (NYSE:HR) today announced results for the third quarter that ended
September 30, 2002. Revenues for the third quarter totaled $49.8 million,
compared with the prior year's $47.8 million. Net income for the period was
$20.5 million, or $0.44 per diluted common share, versus $19.7 million, or
$0.45 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2001. Diluted funds
from operations, comprised primarily of net income and depreciation from real
estate, totaled $27.7 million for the third quarter of 2002, compared with
$27.0 million for the same period in 2001. Funds from operations, per diluted
common share, for the third quarter of 2002 was $0.67, compared with $0.67 for
the third quarter of 2001.

         Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 totaled $147.8
million compared with the prior year's $145.5 million. Net income for the
nine-month period was $62.6 million, or $1.38 per diluted common share, versus
$59.7 million, or $1.36 per diluted common share, for the first nine months of
2001. Diluted funds from operations totaled $82.9 million for the first nine
months of 2002, compared with $79.8 million for the same period in 2001. Funds
from operations, per diluted common share, for the first nine months of 2002
was $2.00, compared with $1.98 for the first nine months of 2001.

         The Company also announced its Board of Directors has authorized the
repurchase of up to one million shares of its common stock at such times and
upon such terms as management may determine.

         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 29 states nationwide, and operated pursuant to contractual
arrangements with 62 healthcare providers. The Company has investments of
approximately $1.6 billion in 223 real estate properties or mortgages, totaling
approximately 11 million square feet. The Company provides property management
services to more than five million square feet nationwide.


       The Company directs interested parties to its 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, 2001. 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 Third Quarter Results
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October 24, 2002


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




                                             THREE MONTHS ENDED               NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                SEPTEMBER 30,                   SEPTEMBER 30,
                                       ----------------------------      ----------------------------
                                          2002             2001             2002              2001
                                       -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------
                                                                              
Revenues:
 Master lease rental income            $    25,276      $    24,941      $    74,855      $    75,053
 Property operating income                  19,626           15,783           57,627           49,822
 Straight line rent                          1,017            1,289            2,248            4,480
 Mortgage interest income                    3,292            4,669           10,614           13,714
 Management fees                               257              396              850            1,120
 Interest and other income                     350              740            1,587            1,353
                                       -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------
                                       $    49,818      $    47,818      $   147,781      $   145,542
                                       -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------
Expenses:
 General and administrative                  3,140            2,772            8,374            7,565
 Property operating expenses                 7,486            6,288           22,348           19,151
 Interest                                    8,529            9,161           25,966           29,360
 Depreciation                               10,386           10,216           31,267           30,496
 Amortization                                   29               74              105              229
                                       -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------
                                       $    29,570      $    28,511      $    88,060      $    86,801
                                       -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------

Net income before net gain (loss)
on sale of real estate properties      $    20,248      $    19,307      $    59,721      $    58,741

Net gain (loss) on sale of real
estate properties                              242              416            2,872              999
                                       -----------      -----------      -----------      -----------

Net income                             $    20,490      $    19,723      $    62,593      $    59,740
                                       ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========

Net income per common share -          $      0.45      $      0.45      $      1.40      $      1.38
     Basic                             ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========

Net income per common share -          $      0.44      $      0.45      $      1.38      $      1.36
     Diluted                           ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========

Funds from operations - Basic          $    27,661      $    26,968      $    82,892      $    79,825
                                       ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========

Funds from operations - Diluted        $    27,661      $    26,968      $    82,892      $    79,825
                                       ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========

Funds from operations
     per common share - Basic          $      0.68      $      0.68      $      2.04      $      2.01
                                       ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========

Funds from operations
     per common share - Diluted        $      0.67      $      0.67      $      2.00      $      1.98
                                       ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========

Weighted average common
     shares outstanding - Basic         40,682,210       39,891,254       40,601,065       39,748,243
                                       ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========

Weighted average common
     shares outstanding - Diluted       41,487,797       40,512,989       41,450,671       40,404,491
                                       ===========      ===========      ===========      ===========


Healthcare Realty Trust maintains a website: www.healthcarerealty.com to
provide general corporate, investor and financial information.


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