Nationwide Health Properties Inc.: The Newport Beach...

Nationwide Health Properties Inc.: The Newport Beach real estate investment trust that invests in health-care facilities reported an 8% increase in profit for the third quarter, to $11.4 million, or 62 cents a share, from $10.6 million, or 59 cents a share, for the like period last year. Revenue rose 18%, to $17.9 million from $15.2 million. For the nine-month period, profit climbed 11%, to $33.5 million, or $1.85 a share, from $30.3 million, or $1.73 a share, for the corresponding three quarters of 1993. Revenue rose to $51.8 million from $44.4 million.