NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - Nov 8, 2011) - 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.