Medical Properties Trust, Inc. announced the appointment of Emily W. Murphy to its Board of Directors. Currently, Ms. Murphy is a Senior Fellow with the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University Business School, serves on the Boards of Advisors for Skillstorm and Vita Inclinata, works with high growth companies as a coach with CEO Coaching International, and consults with government contractors. Ms. Murphy was appointed as an independent member of MPT's Board of Directors based on the unanimous recommendation of MPT's Ethics, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

With the appointment of Ms. Murphy, MPT's Board of Directors has increased to a total of nine members. MPT expects that Ms. Murphy will be nominated for re-election at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 26, 2022.