Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Hammond Kurt R.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/25/2015

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

MERGE HEALTHCARE INC [MRGE]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

350 NORTH ORLEANS STREET, FIRST FLOOR

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

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, Sales & Marketing /

(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60654

(City) (State) (Zip)

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

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

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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	50230	D
Restricted Common Stock	150750 ⁽¹⁾	D

*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)
Stock Options	5/4/2011 ⁽²⁾	5/3/2016	Common Stock	100000	$2.50	D
Stock Options	4/5/2013 ⁽³⁾	4/4/2019	Common Stock	25000	$3.09	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Restricted Stock Award granted pursuant to the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (a Rule 16b-3 shareholder approved employee benefit plan) of Merge Healthcare Incorporated. Restrictions on such shares shall lapse and such shares shall become immediately and fully vested to the extent of thirty three percent (33%) of such shares on November 5, 2015 and thirty four percent (34%) of such shares on November 5, 2016, subject to additional terms and conditions as set forth in the restricted stock award agreement.
( 2)	Nonqualified stock options to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock vesting on each of May 4, 2011, May 4, 2012, May 4, 2013 and May 4, 2014.
( 3)	Nonqualified stock options to purchase 6,250 shares of Common Stock vesting on each of April 5, 2014, April 5, 2015, April 5, 2016 and April 5, 2017.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hammond Kurt R. 350 NORTH ORLEANS STREET FIRST FLOOR CHICAGO, IL 60654			President, Sales & Marketing

Signatures
/s/ Julie Ann B. Schumitsch, by Power of Attorney for Kurt R. Hammond		3/6/2015
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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