- Amended Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3/A)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES IV LLC

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/21/2011

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

VANGUARD HEALTH SYSTEMS INC [VHS]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6/21/2011

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	20585466	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	385659	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock	1248232	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock	3601578	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock	782538	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock	1290366	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock	1487725	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	This amended Form 3 is being filed solely to add additional entities affiliated with the direct holders of the reported securities reported herein as Reporting Persons which may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities reported herein.
( 2)	The general partner of each of Blackstone FCH Capital Partners IV L.P., Blackstone Health Commitment Partners L.P., Blackstone Capital Partners IV-A L.P., Blackstone FCH Capital Partners IV-A L.P., Blackstone FCH Capital Partners IV-B L.P. and Blackstone Health Commitment Partners-A L.P is Blackstone Management Associates IV L.L.C. The general partner for Blackstone Family Investment Partnership IV-A L.P. is BCP IV Side-by-Side GP L.L.C.(continued to Footnote 3)
( 3)	The majority of the membership interests in Blackstone Management Associates IV L.L.C. are held by Blackstone Holdings III L.P. The sole member of BCP IV Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. is Blackstone Holdings III L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is The Blackstone Group L.P. The general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly owned by Blackstone's senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman.
( 4)	Represents shares held by Blackstone FCH Capital Partners IV LP.
( 5)	Represents shares held by Blackstone Capital Partners IV-A LP.
( 6)	Represents shares held by Blackstone Family Investment Partnership IV-A LP.
( 7)	Represents shares held by Blackstone Health Commitment Partners LP.
( 8)	Represents shares held by Blackstone Health Commitment Partners -A LP.
( 9)	Represents shares held by Blackstone FCH Capital Partners IV-A LP.
( 10)	Represents shares held by Blackstone FCH Capital Partners IV-B LP.

Remarks:
Due to the limitations of the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system, Blackstone FCH Capital Partners IV LP; Blackstone Capital Partners IV-A LP; Blackstone Family Investment Partnership IV-A LP; Blackstone Health Commitment Partners LP; Blackstone Health Commitment Partners -A LP; Blackstone FCH Capital Partners IV-A LP and Blackstone FCH Capital Partners IV-B LP have filed a separate Form 3.

Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed to be an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of any securities reported herein.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES IV LLC C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10154		X
BCP IV SIDE-BY-SIDE GP L.L.C. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10154		X
Blackstone Holdings III L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10154	X	X
Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10154	X	X
Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10154	X	X
Blackstone Group L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10154		X
Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10154	X	X
SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10154	X	X

Signatures
BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES IV L.L.C. ; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		3/30/2012
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BCP IV SIDE-BY-SIDE GP L.L.C. ; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		3/30/2012
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III L.P.; By: Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P., its General Partner; By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its General Partner; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		3/30/2012
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP L.P.; By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its General Partner; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		3/30/2012
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP MANAGEMENT L.L.C. ; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		3/30/2012
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. By: Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., its General Partner; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		3/30/2012
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BLACKSTONE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C.; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		3/30/2012
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman		3/30/2012
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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