EXHIBIT 32

                      HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED
                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Healthcare Realty Trust
Incorporated (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the "Report"), I, David R. Emery, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, and I, Scott W. Holmes, Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, each certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.



Date: November 14, 2003                /s/ David R. Emery
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       David R. Emery
                                       Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
                                       Officer



                                       /s/ Scott W. Holmes
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Scott W. Holmes
                                       Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
                                       Officer

         This certification shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section
         18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
         subject to liability pursuant to that section. Such certification shall
         not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the
         Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of
         1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically
         incorporates it by reference. A signed original of this written
         statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating,
         acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in
         typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
         required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be
         retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
         Commission or its staff upon request.