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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_ApplicableMargin_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1509677_1_1">Applicable Margin</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadBerkaGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1516887_3_1">Bad Berka Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadBerkaGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1516887_1_1">Bad Berka Germany [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadBertrichMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543442_3_1">Bad Bertrich.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BadBertrichMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543442_2_1">Bad Bertrich, Germany [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BadCambergGermanyMember" xlink:label="mpw_BadCambergGermanyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadCambergGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1352817_3_1">Bad Camberg Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadCambergGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1352817_1_1">Bad Camberg Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BadCambergGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1352817_2_1">Bad Camberg, Germany [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BadDurkheimGermanyMember" xlink:label="mpw_BadDurkheimGermanyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadDurkheimGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543423_3_1">Bad Durkheim Germany.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadDurkheimGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543423_1_1">Bad Durkheim Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BadDurkheimGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543423_2_1">Bad Durkheim, Germany [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BaddurrheimGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1473303_1_1">BadDurrheim Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BaddurrheimGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1473303_2_1">Bad Durrheim, Germany [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadenBadenGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1418179_3_1">Baden-Baden Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadenBadenGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1418179_1_1">Baden-Baden Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BadenBadenGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1418179_2_1">Baden-Baden, Germany [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadGottleubaGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1407909_3_1">Bad Gottleuba Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadGottleubaGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1407909_1_1">Bad Gottleuba Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BadGottleubaGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1407909_2_1">Bad Gottleuba, Germany [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BadHersfieldGermanyMember" xlink:label="mpw_BadHersfieldGermanyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadHersfieldGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543453_3_1">Bad Hersfield Germany.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadHersfieldGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543453_1_1">Bad Hersfield Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BadHersfieldGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543453_2_1">Bad Hersfield, Germany [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BadHersfieldGermanyMember" xlink:to="mpw_BadHersfieldGermanyMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadKosenGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543440_3_1">Bad Kosen Germany.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadKosenGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543440_1_1">Bad Kosen Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BadKosenGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543440_2_1">Bad Kosen, Germany [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BadKosenGermanyMember" xlink:to="mpw_BadKosenGermanyMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BadKrozingenGermanyMember" xlink:label="mpw_BadKrozingenGermanyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadKrozingenGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1366614_3_1">Bad Krozingen Germany.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadKrozingenGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1366614_1_1">Bad Krozingen Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BadKrozingenGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1366614_2_1">Bad Krozingen, Germany [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BadKrozingenGermanyMember" xlink:to="mpw_BadKrozingenGermanyMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BadLausickGermanyMember" xlink:label="mpw_BadLausickGermanyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadLausickGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1480590_3_1">Bad Lausick Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadLausickGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1480590_1_1">Bad Lausick Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BadLausickGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1480590_2_1">Bad Lausick, Germany [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BadLausickGermanyMember" xlink:to="mpw_BadLausickGermanyMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BadLiebensteinMember" xlink:label="mpw_BadLiebensteinMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadLiebensteinMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1346148_3_1">Bad Liebenstein [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadLiebensteinMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1346148_1_1">Bad Liebenstein [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BadLiebensteinMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1346148_2_1">Bad Liebenstein [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BadLiebensteinMember" xlink:to="mpw_BadLiebensteinMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BadLiebenwerdaGermanyMember" xlink:label="mpw_BadLiebenwerdaGermanyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadLiebenwerdaGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543424_3_1">Bad Liebenwerda Germany.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadLiebenwerdaGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543424_1_1">Bad Liebenwerda Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BadLiebenwerdaGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543424_2_1">Bad Liebenwerda, Germany [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BadLiebenwerdaGermanyMember" xlink:to="mpw_BadLiebenwerdaGermanyMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BadLobensteinGermanyMember" xlink:label="mpw_BadLobensteinGermanyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadLobensteinGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1436512_3_1">Bad Lobenstein Germany.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadLobensteinGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1436512_1_1">Bad Lobenstein Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BadLobensteinGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1436512_2_1">Bad Lobenstein, Germany [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BadLobensteinGermanyMember" xlink:to="mpw_BadLobensteinGermanyMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BadMergentheimMember" xlink:label="mpw_BadMergentheimMember"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadSulzeGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1508673_3_1">Bad Sulze Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadSulzeGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1508673_1_1">Bad Sulze Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BadSulzeGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1508673_2_1">Bad Sulze, Germany [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BadTennstedtGermanyMember" xlink:label="mpw_BadTennstedtGermanyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadTennstedtGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1431422_3_1">Bad Tennstedt, Germany.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadTennstedtGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1431422_1_1">Bad Tennstedt Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BadTennstedtGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1431422_2_1">Bad Tennstedt, Germany [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BadTolzGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543426_3_1">Bad Tolz Germany.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadTolzGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543426_1_1">Bad Tolz Germany[Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BadTolzMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1482835_1_1">Bad Tolz [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BanNauheimGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1508183_3_1">Ban Nauheim Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BanNauheimGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1508183_1_1">Ban Nauheim Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BanNauheimGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1508183_2_1">Ban Nauheim, Germany [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BanNauheimGermanyMember" xlink:to="mpw_BanNauheimGermanyMember_lbl"/>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_BaseRateMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_BaseRateMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BathUnitedKingdomMember" xlink:label="mpw_BathUnitedKingdomMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BathUnitedKingdomMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1445456_3_1">Bath United kingdom [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BathUnitedKingdomMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1445456_1_1">Bath United kingdom [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BathUnitedKingdomMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1445456_2_1">Bath, UK [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BathUnitedKingdomMember" xlink:to="mpw_BathUnitedKingdomMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BayonneNewJerseyMember" xlink:label="mpw_BayonneNewJerseyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BayonneNewJerseyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1399417_3_1">Bayonne, New Jersey [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BayonneNewJerseyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1399417_1_1">Bayonne New Jersey [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BayonneNewJerseyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1399417_2_1">Bayonne, NJ [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BayonneNewJerseyMember" xlink:to="mpw_BayonneNewJerseyMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BennettsvilleSouthCarolinaMember" xlink:label="mpw_BennettsvilleSouthCarolinaMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BennettsvilleSouthCarolinaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1389674_3_1">Bennettsville, South Carolina [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BennettsvilleSouthCarolinaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1389674_1_1">Bennettsville South Carolina [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BennettsvilleSouthCarolinaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1389674_2_1">Bennettsville, SC [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BennettsvilleSouthCarolinaMember" xlink:to="mpw_BennettsvilleSouthCarolinaMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BerlinGermanyMember" xlink:label="mpw_BerlinGermanyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BerlinGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1359459_3_1">Berlin Germany.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BerlinGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1359459_1_1">Berlin Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BerlinGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1359459_2_1">Berlin, Germany [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BerlinGermanyMember" xlink:to="mpw_BerlinGermanyMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BernkastelKuesGermanyMember" xlink:label="mpw_BernkastelKuesGermanyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BernkastelKuesGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1365346_3_1">Bernkastel Kues Germany.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BernkastelKuesGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1365346_1_1">Bernkastel-Kues Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BernkastelKuesGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1365346_2_1">Bernkastel-Kues, Germany [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BernkastelKuesGermanyMember" xlink:to="mpw_BernkastelKuesGermanyMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BilledRentReceivablesWriteOff" xlink:label="mpw_BilledRentReceivablesWriteOff"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BilledRentReceivablesWriteOff_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1439472_3_1">Billed rent receivables write off.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BilledRentReceivablesWriteOff_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1439472_1_1">Billed Rent Receivables Write Off</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BilledRentReceivablesWriteOff_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1439472_2_1">Billed rent receivables write-off</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BilledRentReceivablesWriteOff" xlink:to="mpw_BilledRentReceivablesWriteOff_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BloomingtonIndianaMember" xlink:label="mpw_BloomingtonIndianaMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BloomingtonIndianaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1519093_3_1">Bloomington, Indiana [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BloomingtonIndianaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1519093_1_1">Bloomington Indiana [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BloomingtonIndianaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1519093_2_1">Bloomington, IN [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BloomingtonIndianaMember" xlink:to="mpw_BloomingtonIndianaMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BlueSpringsMoMember" xlink:label="mpw_BlueSpringsMoMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BlueSpringsMoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1380798_3_1">Blue Springs Mo [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_BlueSpringsMoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1380798_1_1">Blue Springs Mo [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_BlueSpringsMoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1380798_2_1">Blue Springs, MO [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_BlueSpringsMoMember" xlink:to="mpw_BlueSpringsMoMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_BossierCityLosAngelesMember" xlink:label="mpw_BossierCityLosAngelesMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_BossierCityLosAngelesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1387836_3_1">Bossier City, Los Angeles [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_CommitmentAndContingenciesTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1474395_1_1">Commitment And Contingencies [Table]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_CommitmentAndContingenciesTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1474395_2_1">Commitment And Contingencies [Table]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1330806_2_1">Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Axis]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1333923_1_1">Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1333923_2_1">Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Domain]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1330808_2_1">Redeemed Prior to 90 Days [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1327618_2_1">Debt instrument redemption price</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageOfPrincipalAmountRedeemed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1333924_2_1">Debt instrument, redemption price percentage</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_DebtInstrumentRepurchasePricePercentageOnPrincipalAmountPlusAccruedAndUnpaidInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1462351_3_1">Debt Instrument Repurchase Price Percentage On Principal Amount Plus Accrued And Unpaid Interest</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_DebtInstrumentRepurchasePricePercentageOnPrincipalAmountPlusAccruedAndUnpaidInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1462351_1_1">Debt Instrument Repurchase Price Percentage On Principal Amount Plus Accrued And Unpaid Interest</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1333927_2_1">Mortgage financing term</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_DebtIssuanceCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1441280_3_1">Debt Issuance Cost.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_DebtIssuanceCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1441280_1_1">Debt Issuance Cost</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="mpw_DebtIssuanceCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1441280_14_1">Debt issue costs, net</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_DebtIssueCostsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1518056_3_1">Debt issue costs, net.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_DebtIssueCostsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1518056_1_1">Debt Issue Costs, Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_DebtIssueCostsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1518056_2_1">Debt issue costs, net</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_DebtRefinancingAndUnutilizedFinancingExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1455073_3_1">Debt refinancing and unutilized financings expense.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_DebtRefinancingAndUnutilizedFinancingExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1455073_1_1">Debt Refinancing And Unutilized Financing Expense</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_DebtRefinancingAndUnutilizedFinancingExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1455073_2_1">Unutilized financing fees/ debt refinancing costs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="mpw_DebtRefinancingAndUnutilizedFinancingExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1455073_14_1">Unutilized financing fees/ debt refinancing costs</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_DebtRefinancingAndUnutilizedFinancingExpense" xlink:to="mpw_DebtRefinancingAndUnutilizedFinancingExpense_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_DebtRefinancingCharge_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1521485_3_1">Debt refinancing charge.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_DebtRefinancingCharge_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1521485_1_1">Debt Refinancing Charge</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_FriscoTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1424078_1_1">Frisco Texas [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_FtWorthTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1482849_1_1">Ft Worth, Texas [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_FurnitureEquipmentAndOtherMember" xlink:label="mpw_FurnitureEquipmentAndOtherMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_FurnitureEquipmentAndOtherMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1367787_3_1">Furniture, Equipment And Other [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrentNet" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrentNet"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1439935_3_1">Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Current Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1439935_1_1">Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Current Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1439935_2_1">2017</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYearsNet" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYearsNet"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYearsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1350876_3_1">Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Five Years Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYearsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1350876_1_1">Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Five Years Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYearsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1350876_2_1">2021</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYearsNet" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYearsNet"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYearsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1447866_3_1">Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Four Years Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYearsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1447866_1_1">Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Four Years Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYearsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1447866_2_1">2020</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYearsNet" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYearsNet"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYearsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1409740_3_1">Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Three Years Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYearsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1409740_1_1">Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Three Years Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYearsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1409740_2_1">2019</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYearsNet" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYearsNet"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYearsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1381858_3_1">Future Minimum Payments Receivable, In Two Years Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYearsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1381858_1_1">Future Minimum Payments Receivable, In Two Years Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYearsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1381858_2_1">2018</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableNet" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableNet"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1491261_3_1">Future Minimum Payments Receivable Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1491261_1_1">Future Minimum Payments Receivable Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1491261_6_1">Minimum rental payments, total</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableNet" xlink:to="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableNet_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafterNet" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafterNet"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafterNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1516440_3_1">Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Thereafter Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafterNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1516440_1_1">Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Thereafter Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_FutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafterNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1516440_2_1">Thereafter</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfRealEstateDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:label="us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfRealEstateDiscontinuedOperations"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfRealEstateDiscontinuedOperations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1338898_1_1">Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Real Estate, Discontinued Operations</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets" xlink:label="us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1338034_1_1">Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Other Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1338034_2_1">Gain on sale of real estate and other asset dispositions, net</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1338888_14_1">Gain from sale of real estate and other asset dispositions, net</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_GardenGroveCaliforniaMember" xlink:label="mpw_GardenGroveCaliforniaMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_GardenGroveCaliforniaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1499730_3_1">Garden Grove, California [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_GardenGroveCaliforniaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1499730_1_1">Garden Grove California [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_GardenGroveCaliforniaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1499730_2_1">Garden Grove, CA [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_GardenGroveCaliforniaMember" xlink:to="mpw_GardenGroveCaliforniaMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_GarlandTexasMember" xlink:label="mpw_GarlandTexasMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_GarlandTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543468_3_1">Garland Texas.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_GarlandTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543468_1_1">Garland Texas [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_GarlandTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543468_2_1">Garland, TX [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_GarlandTexasMember" xlink:to="mpw_GarlandTexasMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_GeneralAcuteCareHospitalAndHealthcareSystemMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1440213_3_1">General Acute Care Hospital And Healthcare System [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_GeneralAcuteCareHospitalAndHealthcareSystemMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1440213_1_1">General Acute Care Hospital And Healthcare System [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_GeneralAcuteCareHospitalAndHealthcareSystemMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1440213_2_1">General Acute Care Hospital and Healthcare System [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_GeneralAcuteCareHospitalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1502927_3_1">General Acute Care Hospital [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_GeneralAcuteCareHospitalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1502927_1_1">General Acute Care Hospital [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1342392_1_1">General and Administrative Expense</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_GyhumGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1452102_1_1">Gyhum Germany [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_HausmanTxMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1459397_1_1">Hausman TX [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_HealthSouthMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1531688_2_1">HealthSouth [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_HealthtraxPropertiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1367368_3_1">Healthtrax Properties [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_HealthtraxPropertiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1367368_1_1">Healthtrax Properties [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_HealthtraxPropertiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1367368_2_1">Healthtrax Properties [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_HeidelbergGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543439_3_1">Heidelberg Germany.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_HeidelbergGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543439_1_1">Heidelberg Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_HeidelbergGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543439_2_1">Heidelberg, Germany [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_HeiligendammGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1453649_3_1">Heiligendamm Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_HeiligendammGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1453649_1_1">Heiligendamm Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_HeiligendammGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1453649_2_1">Heiligendamm, Germany [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_HelotesTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543472_3_1">Helotes Texas [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_IntangibleLeaseAssetsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1487449_3_1">Intangible Lease Assets</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_KatyTxMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1518924_3_1">Katy, TX [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_KatyTxMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1518924_2_1">Katy, TX [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/stpr/2011/stpr-2011-01-31.xsd#stpr_KS" xlink:label="stpr_KS"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="stpr_KS_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328460_1_1">KANSAS</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_KurortBerggiebhubelGermanyMember" xlink:label="mpw_KurortBerggiebhubelGermanyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_KurortBerggiebhubelGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1452101_3_1">Kurort Berggiebhubel Germany [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_KurortBerggiebhubelGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1452101_2_1">Kurort Berggiebhubel, Germany [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/stpr/2011/stpr-2011-01-31.xsd#stpr_LA" xlink:label="stpr_LA"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="stpr_LA_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328464_1_1">LOUISIANA</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_LafayetteInMember" xlink:label="mpw_LafayetteInMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_LafayetteInMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1414869_3_1">Lafayette In [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_LafayetteInMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1414869_1_1">Lafayette In [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_LafayetteInMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1414869_2_1">Lafayette, IN [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_LafayetteInMember" xlink:to="mpw_LafayetteInMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_LakeHuronMedicalCenterMember" xlink:label="mpw_LakeHuronMedicalCenterMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_LakeHuronMedicalCenterMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1519445_3_1">Lake Huron Medical Center [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_LakeHuronMedicalCenterMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1519445_1_1">Lake Huron Medical Center [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_LakeHuronMedicalCenterMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1519445_2_1">Lake Huron Medical Center [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_LakeHuronMedicalCenterMember" xlink:to="mpw_LakeHuronMedicalCenterMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Land" xlink:label="us-gaap_Land"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_Land_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1341577_1_1">Land</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Land_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1341577_2_1">Land</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_Land" xlink:to="us-gaap_Land_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LandMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_LandMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LandMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1334838_1_1">Land [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LandMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1334838_2_1">Land [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LandMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_LandMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_LaPalmaFacilityMember" xlink:label="mpw_LaPalmaFacilityMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_LaPalmaFacilityMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1479782_3_1">La Palma Facility [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_LaPalmaFacilityMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1479782_1_1">La Palma Facility [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_LaPalmaFacilityMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1479782_2_1">La Palma Facility [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_LaPalmaFacilityMember" xlink:to="mpw_LaPalmaFacilityMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_LeagueCityTxMember" xlink:label="mpw_LeagueCityTxMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_LeagueCityTxMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1502948_3_1">League CityTX [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_LeagueCityTxMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1502948_1_1">League CityTX [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_LeagueCityTxMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1502948_2_1">League City, TX [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_LeaseAgreementAnnualIncrementalInterestPercentage" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementAnnualIncrementalInterestPercentage"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementAnnualIncrementalInterestPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1410231_3_1">Lease agreement annual incremental interest percentage.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementAnnualIncrementalInterestPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1410231_1_1">Lease Agreement Annual Incremental Interest Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementAnnualIncrementalInterestPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1410231_2_1">Lease rent increase percentage</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexCeilingRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1429231_3_1">Lease agreement increase in consumer price index ceiling rate.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexCeilingRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1429231_1_1">Lease Agreement Increase In Consumer Price Index Ceiling Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexCeilingRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1429231_2_1">Increase in consumer price-index, ceiling rate</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexCeilingRate" xlink:to="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexCeilingRate_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexFloorRate" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexFloorRate"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexFloorRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1437854_3_1">Lease agreement increase in consumer price index floor rate.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexFloorRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1437854_1_1">Lease Agreement Increase In Consumer Price Index Floor Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexFloorRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1437854_2_1">Increase in consumer price-index, floor rate</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexFloorRate" xlink:to="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexFloorRate_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexFloorRateMinimum" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexFloorRateMinimum"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexFloorRateMinimum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1392943_3_1">Lease agreement increase in consumer price index floor rate minimum.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexFloorRateMinimum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1392943_1_1">Lease Agreement Increase In Consumer Price Index Floor Rate Minimum</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexFloorRateMinimum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1392943_2_1">Percentage of increase in annual rent</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexFloorRateMinimum" xlink:to="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndexFloorRateMinimum_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInRetailPriceIndexCapRate" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInRetailPriceIndexCapRate"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInRetailPriceIndexCapRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1428250_3_1">Lease Agreement Increase In Retail Price Index Cap Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInRetailPriceIndexCapRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1428250_1_1">Lease Agreement Increase In Retail Price Index Cap Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInRetailPriceIndexCapRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1428250_2_1">Percentage change in annual retail price index, cap rate</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInRetailPriceIndexCapRate" xlink:to="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInRetailPriceIndexCapRate_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInRetailPriceIndexFloorRate" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInRetailPriceIndexFloorRate"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInRetailPriceIndexFloorRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1472950_3_1">Lease Agreement Increase In Retail Price Index Floor Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInRetailPriceIndexFloorRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1472950_1_1">Lease Agreement Increase In Retail Price Index Floor Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInRetailPriceIndexFloorRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1472950_2_1">Percentage change in annual retail price index, floor rate</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInRetailPriceIndexFloorRate" xlink:to="mpw_LeaseAgreementIncreaseInRetailPriceIndexFloorRate_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_LeaseAgreementTerm" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementTerm"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1519761_3_1">Lease agreement term.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1519761_1_1">Lease Agreement Term</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAgreementTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1519761_2_1">Lease agreement term</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_LeaseAgreementTerm" xlink:to="mpw_LeaseAgreementTerm_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_LeaseAndInterestRevenueEarnedFromTenants" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAndInterestRevenueEarnedFromTenants"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAndInterestRevenueEarnedFromTenants_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1391979_3_1">Lease and interest revenue earned from tenants</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAndInterestRevenueEarnedFromTenants_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1391979_1_1">Lease And Interest Revenue Earned From Tenants</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_LeaseAndInterestRevenueEarnedFromTenants_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1391979_2_1">Lease and interest revenue earned from tenants</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_LeaseAndInterestRevenueEarnedFromTenants" xlink:to="mpw_LeaseAndInterestRevenueEarnedFromTenants_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1342528_1_1">Operating Leases, Rent Expense</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1342528_2_1">Lease and Rental Expenses</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense" xlink:to="us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1334843_1_1">Lease Arrangement, Type [Axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1334843_2_1">Lease Arrangement, Type [Axis]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeDomain"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_LeasesUserChargesAndCommitmentsTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1447877_3_1">Leases User Charges And Commitments [Table]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_LegalEntityAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328480_1_1">Legal Entity [Axis]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_Liabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1337090_1_1">Liabilities</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_Liabilities" xlink:to="us-gaap_Liabilities_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328487_1_1">Liabilities [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328487_2_1">Liabilities</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328533_1_1">Limited Partner [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328533_2_1">Limited Partner [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1325421_1_1">Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Issued</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1325421_2_1">LTIP Units, shares issued</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1325422_1_1">Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCredit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1339659_12_1">Letter of credit outstanding</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1334937_2_1">Loans, net [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_LoansTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1423186_2_1">Loans [Table]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_LocationDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328588_1_1">Location [Domain]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_LongmontColoradoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543475_3_1">Longmont Colorado.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_LongmontColoradoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543475_1_1">Longmont Colorado [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_LongmontColoradoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543475_2_1">Longmont, CO [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1337041_14_1">Debt, net Fair value</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1337038_2_1">2017</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_MedicalPropertiesTrustIncMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1476290_3_1">Medical Properties Trust, Inc.</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_MesaArizonaMember" xlink:label="mpw_MesaArizonaMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_MesaArizonaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1358798_3_1">Mesa - Arizona [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_MesaArizonaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1358798_1_1">Mesa - Arizona [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinimumMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1331874_2_1">Minimum [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_MinimumRentalPaymentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1387053_3_1">Minimum Rental Payments [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_MinimumRentalPaymentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1387053_1_1">Minimum Rental Payments [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_MinimumRentalPaymentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1387053_2_1">Minimum Rental Payments [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328694_1_1">Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/positiveLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328694_32_1">Percentage of ownership in subsidiary</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328694_2_1">Equity method investment, ownership percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328694_12_1">Ownership interest in equity</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_MinusHundredBasisPointsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1514918_3_1">Minus Hundred Basis points [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_MinusHundredBasisPointsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1514918_1_1">Minus Hundred Basis points [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_MinusHundredBasisPointsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1514918_2_1">- 100 basis points [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_MonroeFacilityMember" xlink:label="mpw_MonroeFacilityMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_MonroeFacilityMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1367925_3_1">Monroe Facility [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_MonroeFacilityMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1367925_1_1">Monroe Facility [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_MonroeFacilityMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1367925_2_1">Monroe Properties [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_MonroeFacilityMember" xlink:to="mpw_MonroeFacilityMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_MontclairNewJerseyMember" xlink:label="mpw_MontclairNewJerseyMember"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetInvestmentInDirectFinancingAndSalesTypeLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1340693_2_1">Net investment in direct financing leases</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetInvestmentInDirectFinancingAndSalesTypeLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1340693_6_1">Net investment in direct financing leases</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_NetInvestmentInDirectFinancingAndSalesTypeLeases" xlink:to="us-gaap_NetInvestmentInDirectFinancingAndSalesTypeLeases_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NetInvestmentInDirectFinancingLeasesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1394035_3_1">Net Investment In Direct Financing Leases</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NetInvestmentInDirectFinancingLeasesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1394035_1_1">Net Investment In Direct Financing Leases [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NetInvestmentInDirectFinancingLeasesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1394035_2_1">Net Investments in Direct Financing Leases [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NetInvestmentInDirectFinancingLeasesMember" xlink:to="mpw_NetInvestmentInDirectFinancingLeasesMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NetInvestmentInRealEstateAssets" xlink:label="mpw_NetInvestmentInRealEstateAssets"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NetInvestmentInRealEstateAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1417506_3_1">Net Investment In Real Estate Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NetInvestmentInRealEstateAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1417506_1_1">Net Investment In Real Estate Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NetInvestmentInRealEstateAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1417506_6_1">Net investment in real estate assets</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NetInvestmentInRealEstateAssets" xlink:to="mpw_NetInvestmentInRealEstateAssets_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1325637_1_1">New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1325637_2_1">Recent Accounting Developments</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NewOrleansLouisianaMember" xlink:label="mpw_NewOrleansLouisianaMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NewOrleansLouisianaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1353930_3_1">New Orleans Louisiana.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NewOrleansLouisianaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1353930_1_1">New Orleans Louisiana [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NewOrleansLouisianaMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1353930_2_1">New Orleans, LA [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NewOrleansLouisianaMember" xlink:to="mpw_NewOrleansLouisianaMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenEightyEightMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyEightMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyEightMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1382321_3_1">Nineteen Eighty Eight [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyEightMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1382321_1_1">Nineteen Eighty Eight [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyEightMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1382321_2_1">1988 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenEightyEightMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenEightyEightMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenEightyFiveMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyFiveMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1401684_3_1">Nineteen Eighty Five [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1401684_1_1">Nineteen Eighty Five [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1401684_2_1">1985 [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenEightyMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1510332_3_1">Nineteen Eighty [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1510332_1_1">Nineteen Eighty [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1510332_2_1">1980 [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenEightyOneMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyOneMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1362986_3_1">Nineteen Eighty One [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1362986_1_1">Nineteen Eighty One [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1362986_2_1">1981 [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenEightySixMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightySixMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightySixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1431455_3_1">Nineteen Eighty Six [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightySixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1431455_1_1">Nineteen Eighty Six [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightySixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1431455_2_1">1986 [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenEightyTwoMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyTwoMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543478_3_1">1982.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenEightyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543478_2_1">1982 [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenFiftyFourMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyFourMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1447668_3_1">Nineteen Fifty Four [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1447668_1_1">Nineteen Fifty Four [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1447668_2_1">1954 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenFiftyFourMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenFiftyFourMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenFiftyMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543461_3_1">Nineteen fifty .</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543461_1_1">Nineteen Fifty [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543461_2_1">1950 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenFiftyMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenFiftyMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenFiftyNineMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyNineMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543489_3_1">Nineteen fifty nine.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543489_1_1">Nineteen Fifty Nine [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543489_2_1">1959 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenFiftyNineMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenFiftyNineMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenFiftySixMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftySixMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftySixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1464381_3_1">Nineteen Fifty Six [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftySixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1464381_1_1">Nineteen Fifty Six [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftySixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1464381_2_1">1956 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenFiftySixMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenFiftySixMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenFiftyThreeMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyThreeMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1453650_3_1">Nineteen Fifty Three [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1453650_1_1">Nineteen Fifty Three [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFiftyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1453650_2_1">1953 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenFiftyThreeMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenFiftyThreeMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenFortyMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFortyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFortyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543438_3_1">Nineteen forty.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFortyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543438_1_1">Nineteen Forty [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFortyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543438_2_1">1940 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenFortyMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenFortyMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1466842_3_1">Nineteen Four [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1511896_1_1">Nineteen Ninety Five [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1511896_2_1">1995 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1518302_1_1">Nineteen Ninety Four [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1518302_2_1">1994 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1374681_1_1">Nineteen Ninety Nine [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1374681_2_1">1999 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetySixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1512421_3_1">Nineteen Ninety Six [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetySixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1512421_1_1">Nineteen Ninety Six [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetySixMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1512421_2_1">1996 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1394405_3_1">Nineteen ninety three .</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1394405_1_1">Nineteen Ninety Three [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1394405_2_1">1993 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1493079_3_1">Nineteen Ninety Two [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1493079_1_1">Nineteen Ninety Two [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenNinetyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1493079_2_1">1992 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenNinetyTwoMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenNinetyTwoMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventeenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543467_3_1">Nineteen seventeen .</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventeenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543467_1_1">Nineteen Seventeen [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventeenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543467_2_1">1917 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenSeventeenMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenSeventeenMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1426535_3_1">Nineteen Seventy Four [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1426535_1_1">Nineteen Seventy Four [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1426535_2_1">1974 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenSeventyFourMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenSeventyFourMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventySevenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543427_3_1">Nineteen seventy seven.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventySevenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543427_1_1">Nineteen Seventy Seven [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventySevenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543427_2_1">1977 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenSeventySevenMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenSeventySevenMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenSeventyThreeMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventyThreeMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1414564_3_1">Nineteen Seventy Three [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1414564_1_1">Nineteen Seventy Three [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventyThreeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1414564_2_1">1973 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenSeventyThreeMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenSeventyThreeMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1470759_3_1">Nineteen Seventy Two [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1470759_1_1">Nineteen Seventy Two [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSeventyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1470759_2_1">1972 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenSeventyTwoMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenSeventyTwoMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSixtyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543465_3_1">Nineteen Sixty Five [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSixtyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543465_1_1">Nineteen Sixty Five [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSixtyFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543465_2_1">1965 [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenSixtyMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSixtyMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSixtyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1445637_3_1">Nineteen sixty.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSixtyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1445637_1_1">Nineteen Sixty [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenSixtyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1445637_2_1">1960 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenSixtyMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenSixtyMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenTenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543444_3_1">Nineteen ten.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenTenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543444_1_1">Nineteen Ten [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenTenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543444_2_1">1910 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThirteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1490206_3_1">Nineteen Thirteen [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThirteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1490206_1_1">Nineteen Thirteen [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThirteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1490206_2_1">1913 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenThirteenMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenThirteenMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThirtyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543428_3_1">Nineteen thirty.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThirtyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543428_1_1">Nineteen Thirty [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThirtyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543428_2_1">1930 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenThirtyMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenThirtyMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenThirtyNineMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThirtyNineMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThirtyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1365349_3_1">Nineteen Thirty Nine [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThirtyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1365349_1_1">Nineteen Thirty Nine [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThirtyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1365349_2_1">1939 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenThirtyNineMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenThirtyNineMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThousandMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543454_3_1">Nineteen thousand.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThousandMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543454_1_1">Nineteen Thousand [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThousandMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543454_2_1">1900 [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NineteenThousandMember" xlink:to="mpw_NineteenThousandMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThousandOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543458_3_1">Nineteen Thousand One [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThousandOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543458_1_1">Nineteen Thousand One [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThousandOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543458_2_1">1901 [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NineteenThousandTwoMember" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThousandTwoMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThousandTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543459_3_1">Nineteen thousand two.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThousandTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543459_1_1">Nineteen Thousand Two [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NineteenThousandTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543459_2_1">1902 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NordrachGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1416701_3_1">Nordrach Germany [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NorthernUtahRehabilitationHospitalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1348393_1_1">Northern Utah Rehabilitation Hospital [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfFacilitiesForWhichMortgageFinancingWasProvided_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1491652_3_1">Number of facilities for which mortgage financing was provided.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfFacilitiesForWhichMortgageFinancingWasProvided_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1491652_2_1">Number of facilities for making mortgage loans</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfFacilitiesLeased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1482089_3_1">Number of facilities leased.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfFacilitiesLeased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1482089_1_1">Number Of Facilities Leased</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfFacilitiesLeased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1482089_2_1">Number of facilities leased</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NumberOfFreeStandingEmergencyDepartmentAndHealthCenter" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfFreeStandingEmergencyDepartmentAndHealthCenter"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfFreeStandingEmergencyDepartmentAndHealthCenter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1444467_3_1">Number of free-standing emergency department and health center.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfFreeStandingEmergencyDepartmentAndHealthCenter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1444467_1_1">Number Of Free Standing Emergency Department And Health Center</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfFreeStandingEmergencyDepartmentAndHealthCenter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1444467_2_1">Number of free-standing emergency department and health center</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NumberOfFreeStandingEmergencyDepartmentAndHealthCenter" xlink:to="mpw_NumberOfFreeStandingEmergencyDepartmentAndHealthCenter_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NumberOfHospitalsAcquired" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsAcquired"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsAcquired_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1353194_3_1">Number of hospitals acquired.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsAcquired_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1353194_1_1">Number Of Hospitals Acquired</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsAcquired_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1353194_2_1">Number of hospitals acquired</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NumberOfHospitalsClosed" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsClosed"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsClosed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1534839_3_1">Number of hospitals closed.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsClosed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1534839_1_1">Number Of Hospitals Closed</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsClosed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1534839_2_1">Number of hospitals closed</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsClosed" xlink:to="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsClosed_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NumberOfHospitalsOwned" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsOwned"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsOwned_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1529453_3_1">Number of hospitals owned.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsOwned_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1529453_1_1">Number Of Hospitals Owned</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsOwned_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1529453_2_1">Number of hospital owned</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsOwned" xlink:to="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsOwned_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NumberOfHospitalsSold" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsSold"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1462221_3_1">Number Of Hospitals Sold</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1462221_1_1">Number Of Hospitals Sold</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1462221_2_1">Number of hospitals sold</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsSold" xlink:to="mpw_NumberOfHospitalsSold_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NumberOfLeasedProperties" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfLeasedProperties"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfLeasedProperties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1444416_3_1">Number of leased properties.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfLeasedProperties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1444416_1_1">Number of leased properties</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfLeasedProperties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1444416_2_1">Number of leased properties</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NumberOfLeasedProperties" xlink:to="mpw_NumberOfLeasedProperties_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NumberOfLeaseExtensionOptions" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfLeaseExtensionOptions"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfLeaseExtensionOptions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1500016_3_1">Number of lease extension options.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfLeaseExtensionOptions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1500016_1_1">Number Of Lease Extension Options</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfLeaseExtensionOptions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1500016_2_1">Number of lease extension options</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NumberOfLeaseExtensionOptions" xlink:to="mpw_NumberOfLeaseExtensionOptions_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NumberOfLicensedHospitals" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfLicensedHospitals"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfLicensedHospitals_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1366431_3_1">Number of licensed hospitals.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfLicensedHospitals_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1366431_1_1">Number Of Licensed Hospitals</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfLicensedHospitals_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1366431_2_1">Number of licensed hospitals</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NumberOfLicensedHospitals" xlink:to="mpw_NumberOfLicensedHospitals_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfOtherPartners_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1364076_3_1">Number of other partners</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfOtherPartners_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1364076_1_1">Number Of Other Partners</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfOtherPartners_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1364076_2_1">Number of other partners</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NumberOfOtherPartners" xlink:to="mpw_NumberOfOtherPartners_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPartnersSharedRemainingOwnershipPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1416457_3_1">Number of partners shared remaining ownership percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPartnersSharedRemainingOwnershipPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1416457_1_1">Number Of Partners Shared Remaining Ownership Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPartnersSharedRemainingOwnershipPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1416457_2_1">Number of partners shared remaining ownership percentage</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_NumberOfPartnersSharedRemainingOwnershipPercentage" xlink:to="mpw_NumberOfPartnersSharedRemainingOwnershipPercentage_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NumberOfPortfolioInvestments" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPortfolioInvestments"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPortfolioInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1374301_3_1">Number of portfolio investments.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPortfolioInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1374301_1_1">Number Of Portfolio Investments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPortfolioInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1374301_2_1">Number of portfolio investments</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfProperties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1368416_3_1">Number of Properties</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfProperties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1368416_1_1">Number of Properties</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfProperties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1368416_2_1">Number of properties</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NumberOfPropertiesClosedOn" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPropertiesClosedOn"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPropertiesClosedOn_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1426020_3_1">Number of properties disposed.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPropertiesClosedOn_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1426020_1_1">Number of Properties Closed On</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPropertiesSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1397007_3_1">Number of properties sold.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPropertiesSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1397007_1_1">Number of Properties Sold</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPropertiesSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1397007_2_1">Number of properties sold</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NumberOfPropertiesSubjectToGroundLeases" xlink:label="us-gaap_NumberOfPropertiesSubjectToGroundLeases"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_NumberOfPropertiesSubjectToGroundLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328835_1_1">Number of Properties Subject to Ground Leases</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_NumberOfPropertiesSubjectToGroundLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328835_2_1">Number of property leased</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPropertyInvestmentsMortgageLoan_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1475620_3_1">Number of property investments mortgage loan.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPropertyInvestmentsMortgageLoan_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1475620_1_1">Number Of Property Investments Mortgage Loan</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfPropertyInvestmentsMortgageLoan_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1475620_2_1">Number of investment in form of mortgage loan</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesAcquired" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesAcquired"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesAcquired_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1372093_1_1">Number Of Real Estate Properties Acquired</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesUnderConstruction" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesUnderConstruction"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesUnderConstruction_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1424612_1_1">Number Of Real Estate Properties Under Construction</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesUnderConstruction_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1424612_2_1">Number of facilities under construction</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_NumberOfRehabilitationHospitals" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfRehabilitationHospitals"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfRehabilitationHospitals_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1489674_3_1">Number of rehabilitation hospitals.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_NumberOfRehabilitationHospitals_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1489674_1_1">Number Of Rehabilitation Hospitals</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_OgdenUtahMember" xlink:label="mpw_OgdenUtahMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_OgdenUtahMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1364989_3_1">Ogden Utah [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_OgdenUtahMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1364989_1_1">Ogden Utah [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_OlympiaMedicalCenterMember" xlink:label="mpw_OlympiaMedicalCenterMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_OlympiaMedicalCenterMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1514907_3_1">Olympia Medical Center [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_OlympiaMedicalCenterMember" xlink:to="mpw_OlympiaMedicalCenterMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_OlympiaWashingtonMember" xlink:label="mpw_OlympiaWashingtonMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_OlympiaWashingtonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1535290_3_1">Olympia Washington.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_OlympiaWashingtonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1535290_1_1">Olympia Washington [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_OlympiaWashingtonMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1535290_2_1">Olympia, Washington [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1337808_1_1">Operating Income (Loss)</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1336971_1_1">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1336971_2_1">Minimum rental payments, total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1336971_6_1">Minimum rental payments, total</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue" xlink:to="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1337809_1_1">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Next Twelve Months</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1337809_2_1">2017</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1337810_1_1">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Five Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1337810_2_1">2021</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1337806_1_1">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Four Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1337806_2_1">2020</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1338655_1_1">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Three Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1338655_2_1">2019</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1336970_1_1">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Two Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1336970_2_1">2018</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1339567_1_1">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Thereafter</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1339567_2_1">Thereafter</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1341678_1_1">Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1341678_2_1">Outstanding rent receivables</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseIncome" xlink:label="mpw_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseIncome"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1535292_3_1">Operating leases, income statement, lease income.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1535292_1_1">Operating Leases, Income Statement, Lease Income</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1535292_2_1">Income contributed by the acquired entity</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseRevenue" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseRevenue"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseRevenue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1338641_1_1">Operating Leases, Income Statement, Lease Revenue</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseRevenue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1338641_2_1">Revenue contributed by the acquired entity</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_OperatingLeasesMember" xlink:label="mpw_OperatingLeasesMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_OperatingLeasesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1356695_3_1">Operating Leases [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_OperatingLeasesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1356695_1_1">Operating Leases [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_OperatingLeasesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1356695_2_1">Operating Leases [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_OperatingLeasesMember" xlink:to="mpw_OperatingLeasesMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseSubleaseRentals1" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseSubleaseRentals1"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseSubleaseRentals1_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1339564_1_1">Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Sublease Rentals</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseSubleaseRentals1_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1339564_2_1">Sublease rental income</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseSubleaseRentals1" xlink:to="us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseSubleaseRentals1_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_OperatingLossCarryforwardExpirationDate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1389633_3_1">Operating Loss Carryforward Expiration Date</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_OperatingLossCarryforwardExpirationDate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1389633_1_1">Operating Loss Carryforward Expiration Date</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_OperatingLossCarryforwardExpirationDate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1389633_2_1">U.S. federal and state NOLs, expiration period</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_OperatingLossCarryforwardExpirationDate" xlink:to="mpw_OperatingLossCarryforwardExpirationDate_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_OrdinaryIncomePerShare" xlink:label="mpw_OrdinaryIncomePerShare"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_OrdinaryIncomePerShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1402576_3_1">Ordinary income per share</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_OrdinaryIncomePerShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1402576_1_1">Ordinary Income Per Share</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_OrdinaryIncomePerShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1402576_2_1">Ordinary income</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_OrdinaryIncomePerShare" xlink:to="mpw_OrdinaryIncomePerShare_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsDisclosureTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsDisclosureTextBlock"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsDisclosureTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1328884_1_1">Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_OtherCorporateAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1395280_3_1">Other corporate assets include leasehold improvements associated with our corporate office space, furniture and fixtures, equipment, software, deposits, etc.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_OtherStandAloneLeaseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543537_3_1">Other Stand Alone Lease [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_OtherStandAloneLeaseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543537_1_1">Other Stand Alone Lease [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_OtherStatesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1400169_1_1">Other States [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_OtherStatesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1400169_2_1">Other States [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_OttenhofenGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1469952_3_1">Ottenhofen Germany [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_OttenhofenGermanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1469952_1_1">Ottenhofen Germany [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_OutstandingAmountReceivableFromTenantPastDueRentAndInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1532351_3_1">Outstanding amount receivable from tenant, past due including interest.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_OverlookTxMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1356169_1_1">Overlook Tx [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_ParadiseValleyHospitalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1499107_3_1">Paradise Valley Hospital [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_ParadiseValleyHospitalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1499107_1_1">Paradise Valley Hospital [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_ParkerCoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1436018_3_1">Parker, CO [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_ParkerCoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1436018_1_1">Parker, CO [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_PearlandTxMember" xlink:label="mpw_PearlandTxMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_PearlandTxMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1361462_3_1">Pearland, TX [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_PearlandTxMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1361462_1_1">Pearland, TX [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_PercentageIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndex" xlink:label="mpw_PercentageIncreaseInConsumerPriceIndex"/>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_PercentageOfDividendsPayableOnBasisOfAdjustedOperatingFunds" xlink:label="mpw_PercentageOfDividendsPayableOnBasisOfAdjustedOperatingFunds"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_PercentageOfDividendsPayableOnBasisOfAdjustedOperatingFunds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1404483_3_1">Percentage of dividends payable on basis of adjusted operating funds.</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_PercentageOfDividendsPayableOnSeniorUnsecuredNotes" xlink:label="mpw_PercentageOfDividendsPayableOnSeniorUnsecuredNotes"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_PercentageOfDividendsPayableOnSeniorUnsecuredNotes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1507331_3_1">Percentage of dividends payable on senior unsecured notes.</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_PercentageOfEquitySharesFromConvertibleDebt" xlink:label="mpw_PercentageOfEquitySharesFromConvertibleDebt"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_PercentageOfEquitySharesFromConvertibleDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1347119_3_1">Percentage of equity shares from convertible debt</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_PercentageOfEquitySharesFromConvertibleDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1347119_1_1">Percentage Of Equity Shares From Convertible Debt</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_QuarterlyFinancialInformationTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1521156_1_1">Quarterly Financial Information [Table]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_RCCHHealthcarePartnersMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1531683_3_1">RCCH Healthcare Partners.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_RCCHHealthcarePartnersMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1531683_1_1">RCCH Healthcare Partners [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationCapitalExpendituresAndTransfersFromConstructionInProgress_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1371635_3_1">Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Capital Expenditures And Transfers From Construction In Progress</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationForeignCurrencyTranslationDifference_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1440234_3_1">Real estate accumulated depreciation, foreign currency translation difference.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCostsCapitalizedSubsequentToAcquisitionImpairmentAdjustments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1381572_3_1">SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition, Impairment Adjustments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationCostsCapitalizedSubsequentToAcquisitionImpairmentAdjustments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1381572_1_1">SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition, Impairment Adjustments</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionsOfProperty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1360175_3_1">Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Descriptions Of Property</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionsOfProperty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1360175_1_1">Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Descriptions Of Property</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1326001_2_1">Related Party [Domain]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1325997_2_1">Related Party Transaction [Domain]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_SanAntonioTexasMember" xlink:label="mpw_SanAntonioTexasMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SanAntonioTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1482784_3_1">San Antonio, Texas [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SanAntonioTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1482784_1_1">San Antonio Texas [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SanAntonioTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1482784_2_1">San Antonio, TX [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_SanAntonioTexasMember" xlink:to="mpw_SanAntonioTexasMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SanAntonioTxMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1471207_3_1">San Antonio TX.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SanAntonioTxMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1471207_1_1">San Antonio Tx [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SanAntonioTxMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1471207_2_1">San Antonio, TX [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SanDiegoCaliforniaTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1424145_3_1">San Diego, California Two [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SanDiegoCaliforniaTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1424145_1_1">San Diego California Two [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SanDiegoCaliforniaTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1424145_2_1">San Diego, CA [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_SanDiegoCaliforniaTwoMember" xlink:to="mpw_SanDiegoCaliforniaTwoMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_ShermanTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1515550_3_1">Sherman Texas [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_ShermanTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1515550_1_1">Sherman Texas [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_ShermanTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1515550_2_1">Sherman, TX [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SiennaTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1487780_3_1">Sienna Texas [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SiennaTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1487780_1_1">Sienna Texas [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SignificantAccountingPoliciesTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1326904_1_1">Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SignificantAccountingPoliciesTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1326904_2_1">Summary of Significant Accounting Policies</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1540485_3_1">Six point eight seven five percentage senior unsecured notes due two thousand twenty one.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1540485_2_1">6.875% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2021 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SixPointThreeSevenFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1540494_3_1">Six point three seven five percentage senior unsecured notes due two thousand twenty four.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SixPointThreeSevenFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1540494_2_1">6.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SixPointThreeSevenFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1540488_3_1">Six point three seven five percentage senior unsecured notes due two thousand twenty two.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SixPointThreeSevenFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1540488_2_1">6.375% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2022 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SixPointThreeSevenFiveSeniorUnsecuredNotesDueTwothousandtwentyFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1540519_3_1">Six point three seven five senior unsecured notes due two thousand twenty four.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SpartanburgScMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1478582_3_1">Spartanburg SC [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SpartanburgScMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1478582_1_1">Spartanburg Sc [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SpartanburgScMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1478582_2_1">Spartanburg, SC [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SpringTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543462_3_1">Spring Texas.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SpringTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543462_1_1">Spring Texas [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SpringTexasMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1543462_2_1">Spring, TX [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_StraightLineRentReceivablesWriteOff" xlink:to="mpw_StraightLineRentReceivablesWriteOff_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_StraightLineRentRevenueNetOfWriteOffs_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1531904_3_1">Straight line rent revenue net of write offs.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_StraightLineRentRevenueNetOfWriteOffs_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1531904_1_1">Straight Line Rent Revenue Net Of Write Offs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_StraightLineRentRevenueNetOfWriteOffs_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1531904_2_1">Straight-line rent</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_StraightLineRentRevenueNetOfWriteOffs" xlink:to="mpw_StraightLineRentRevenueNetOfWriteOffs_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1393033_3_1">Sub Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1393033_1_1">Sub Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTotalLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1393033_19_1">Sub lease minimum rental payments receivable, total</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable" xlink:to="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1487325_3_1">Sub Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1487325_1_1">Sub Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1487325_14_1">2017</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent" xlink:to="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1471611_3_1">Sub Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Five Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1471611_1_1">Sub Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Five Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1471611_14_1">2021</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears" xlink:to="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1359183_3_1">Sub Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Four Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1359183_1_1">Sub Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Four Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1359183_14_1">2020</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears" xlink:to="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1455334_3_1">Sub Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Three Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1455334_1_1">Sub Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Three Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1455334_14_1">2019</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears" xlink:to="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1386696_3_1">Sub Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, In Two Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1386696_1_1">Sub Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, In Two Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1386696_14_1">2018</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears" xlink:to="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mpw-20161231.xsd#mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafter" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafter"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1416804_3_1">Sub Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Thereafter</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1416804_1_1">Sub Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Thereafter</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SubLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1416804_14_1">Thereafter</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1326938_1_1">Subsequent Event [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1326938_2_1">Subsequent Event [Line Items]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1330134_1_1">Subsequent Event [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1330134_2_1">Subsequent Event [Member]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1330135_1_1">Subsequent Events [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1330135_2_1">Subsequent Events [Abstract]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SubsequentEventsAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_SubsequentEventsAbstract_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventsTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1335954_1_1">Subsequent Events [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventsTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1335954_2_1">Subsequent Events</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SubsequentEventsTextBlock" xlink:to="us-gaap_SubsequentEventsTextBlock_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1326939_1_1">Subsequent Event [Table]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1326939_2_1">Subsequent Event [Table]</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable" xlink:to="us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1335955_2_1">Subsequent Event Type [Axis]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1330136_2_1">Subsequent Event Type [Domain]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1517992_1_1">Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1503314_1_1">Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Table]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1503314_2_1">Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Table]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_TwoThousandFifteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1439200_1_1">Two Thousand Fifteen [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_TwoThousandFourteenMasterLeaseMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1394709_3_1">Two Thousand Fourteen Master Lease [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_TwoThousandFourteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1454450_3_1">Two Thousand Fourteen [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_TwoThousandFourteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1454450_1_1">Two Thousand Fourteen [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mpw_TwoThousandFourteenPerformanceAwardsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1437723_1_1">Two Thousand Fourteen Performance Awards [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mpw_TwoThousandSixteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1430282_3_1">Two thousand Sixteen.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_TwoThousandSixteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1430282_2_1">2016 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mpw_TwoThousandSixteenPerformanceAwardsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_8920507_1540559_2_1">2016 Performance Awards [Member]</label>
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