NASHVILLE, TN, Nov 08, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --

Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VHS) (the "Company") announced today that its management will participate in the Citi 2011 North American Credit Conference on November 15-16, 2011 in New York, New York. The Company's presentation will begin at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on November 15th, and will be available through a live audio webcast of the presentation. To access the webcast, listeners should go to the investor relations section of the Company's website at http://investor.vanguardhealth.com.

The Company's management will also be presenting at the Lazard Capital Markets Healthcare Conference on November 16, 2011 at 1:30 p.m., Eastern time, also in New York, New York. This presentation can be accessed on the investor relations section of the Company's website at http://investor.vanguardhealth.com.

If you cannot listen to the live broadcasts, a replay of both conferences will be available on the investor relations section of the Company's website.

About Vanguard Health Systems www.vanguardhealth.com

Vanguard Health Systems owns and operates 28 acute care and specialty hospitals and complementary facilities and services in metropolitan Chicago, Illinois; metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona; metropolitan Detroit, Michigan; San Antonio, Texas; Harlingen and Brownsville, Texas; and Worcester and metropolitan Boston, Massachusetts. Vanguard Health Systems' strategy is to develop locally branded, comprehensive health care delivery networks in urban markets.

Contact:
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc.
Gary Willis
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(615) 665-6098

SOURCE: Vanguard Health Systems, Inc.