KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE: UHT) announced today that they have expanded their Board of Trustees with the appointment of Marc D. Miller, Senior Vice President of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). Mr. Miller brings to UHT more than 13 years of experience in healthcare leadership roles. He has served as UHS' Senior Vice President and Co-head of the Acute Care Division since 2007 and prior to that, served as Vice President of the Eastern Region of the Acute Care Division since 2003. He had previously been CEO/Managing Director of Central Montgomery Medical Center in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, and held senior positions at The George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC, and at Wellington Regional Medical Center in Florida. Mr. Miller holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

UHT also announced today that its Board of Trustees voted to increase the quarterly dividend by $.005 and pay a dividend of $.59 per share on December 31, 2008 to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2008.

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-seven investments in fourteen states.

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