EXHIBIT 99.1

IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CONTACT: Cheryl K. Ramagano
         Vice President & Treasurer                         February 13, 2003




   Universal Health Realty Income Trust Announces the Appointments of Alan B.
        Miller as President and Charles Boyle as Chief Financial Officer


     The Trust announced that effective today, Alan B. Miller will assume the
additional position of President of the Trust, he currently serves as the
Trust's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.

     Also effective today, Charles Boyle was appointed Chief Financial Officer
of the Trust in addition to his role as Vice President and Controller.

     The Trust announced today the planned departure of Kirk Gorman, the Trust's
President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gorman will remain with the Trust
during a transition period. Alan B. Miller, stated that the Trust's Board of
Trustees concluded these management changes were necessary as a result of issues
raised by KPMG, the Trust's independent auditors, as a result of a recent
communication from Mr. Gorman to KPMG regarding his views on their respective
responsibilities and the level of expertise required of a chief financial
officer with respect to the Trust's financial statements. Although no issue
whatsoever has been raised regarding the integrity of the Trust's financial
statements, KPMG has concluded that, because of Mr. Gorman's communication
regarding the responsibilities and required expertise of a chief financial
officer, it could no longer rely on the representations made by Mr. Gorman as
the CFO of the Trust.

     The Trust believes that the Trust's shareholders will be well served by
having Mr. Boyle appointed the Trust's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Boyle has
extensive knowledge of the Trust's business in his various roles within the
Trust since its inception, including his position as Controller since 1991.



     Mr. Miller emphasized that the Trust has the utmost regard for Mr. Gorman's
integrity and capabilities and is very disappointed that the situation has
arisen which caused Mr. Gorman's departure.

     Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real estate investment trust,
invests in healthcare and human service related facilities including acute care
hospitals, behavioral healthcare facilities, rehabilitation hospitals, sub-acute
care facilities, surgery centers, childcare centers and medical office
buildings. The Trust has forty-two investments in fifteen states.