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Health Care REIT, Inc. Announces Gross Investments of $175.8 Million for Third Quarter

10/09/2006

TOLEDO, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2006--Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced today that it completed $175.8 million of gross investments during the third quarter of 2006. During the quarter, the company had asset sales and loan payoffs of $12.5 million. Net new investments for the quarter totaled $163.3 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the company completed $395.8 million of gross investments offset by $65.4 million of asset sales and loan payoffs, which generated $330.4 million of net new investments. The following is a summary of the company's gross investment activities (dollars in thousands):

                     Current Quarter              Year-To-Date
               --------------------------- ---------------------------
                          Beds/                       Beds/
               Facilities Units   Amount   Facilities Units   Amount
               ---------- ------ --------- ---------- ------ ---------

Real property
 acquisitions:
  Independent/
  CCRC                 1    195  $ 18,556          2    346  $ 25,337
  Assisted
   living              1     52     4,500          4    261    30,650
  Skilled
   nursing             5    780    54,000         16  1,884   141,482
  Land parcels                                                  3,274
               ---------- ------ --------- ---------- ------ ---------
  Total
   acquisitions        7  1,027    77,056         22  2,491   200,743

Construction in
 progress
 advances:
  Independent/
  CCRC                 7    582    11,139          7    582    32,550
  Assisted
   living             16  1,177    14,107         16  1,177    53,479
  Skilled
   nursing             4    365     4,384          4    365    15,518
  Specialty
   care                2    110     5,315          2    110     5,315
               ---------- ------ --------- ---------- ------ ---------
  Total CIP
   advances           29  2,234    34,945         29  2,234   106,862

Capital
 improvements
 to existing
 properties                         3,015                      11,665
Loan advances                      60,765                      76,544
                                 ---------                   ---------
Gross
 investments                     $175,781                    $395,814
                                 =========                   =========

The company also confirmed that it will release its 2006 third quarter earnings results after the market closes on October 18, 2006. A conference call is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on October 19, 2006 to discuss these results. The information to be discussed on the call will be contained in the company's earnings release, which will be available on the press releases page of the company's Web site at www.hcreit.com.

The conference call will be accessible by telephone and through the Internet. Telephone access will be available by dialing 800-811-0667 or 913-981-4901 (international). Callers to this number will be able to listen to the company's business update. For those unable to listen to the call live, a taped rebroadcast will be available beginning two hours after completion of the live call on October 19, 2006 through November 2, 2006. To access the rebroadcast, dial 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820 (international). The conference ID number is 2816324. To participate on the webcast, log on to www.hcreit.com or www.earnings.com 15 minutes before the call to download the necessary software. A replay will be available on these Web sites for 90 days.

Health Care REIT, Inc., with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is a real estate investment trust that invests in health care and senior housing properties. At September 30, 2006, the company had investments in 477 facilities located in 37 states and managed by 58 different operators. The portfolio included 39 independent living/continuing care retirement communities, 204 assisted living facilities, 220 skilled nursing facilities and 14 specialty care facilities. More information is available on the Internet at www.hcreit.com.

CONTACT: Health Care REIT, Inc.
Scott Estes or Mike Crabtree, 419-247-2800

SOURCE: Health Care REIT, Inc.