Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VHS) plans to announce results for its second fiscal quarter before the market opens on Wednesday, February 1, 2012.

Vanguard Health Systems will host a conference call on February 1, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time for senior management to discuss the company's financial and operating results. A live broadcast of this conference call can be found on the Company's website at http://investor.vanguardhealth.com or www.earnings.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. The online replay will follow shortly after the conclusion of the call and be available for 90 days.

Vanguard 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's strategy is to develop locally branded, comprehensive healthcare delivery networks in urban markets.

Vanguard Health Systems, Inc.
Gary D. Willis
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
615-665-6098