Operator

Thank you for standing by. My name is Jeannie, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Medical Properties Trust First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions].

I would now like to turn the call over to Charles Lambert, Senior Vice President. Please go ahead.

Charles Lambert
Senior VP of Finance & Treasurer

Good morning. Welcome to the MPT conference call to discuss our first quarter 2026 financial results. With me today are Edward K. Aldag, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company; Steven Hamner, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Kevin Hanna, Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer; Rosa Williams, Senior Vice President of Operations and Secretary; and Jason Frey, Managing Director, Asset Management and Underwriting.

Our press release was distributed this morning and furnished on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If you did not receive a copy, it is available on our website at mpt.com in the Investor Relations section. Additionally, we're hosting a live webcast of today's call, which you can access in that same section.

During the course of this call, we will make projections and certain other statements that may be considered forward-looking statements within