Private company

Vanguard Health Systems

Former medical facilities operator

Vanguard Health Systems was an operator of hospitals and other medical facilities in five U.S. states: Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Texas. The company's headquarters were located in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanguard owned twenty-six hospitals, including the ten Detroit Medical Center hospitals in Detroit, Michigan, five in San Antonio, Texas, four in the Chicago area, four in the Phoenix, Arizona area, and controlled an additional three hospitals through joint ventures, for a total of 6,201 licensed beds (as of 2012).3 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded1
  • Industryhospital1
  • HeadquartersNashville1
  • Websitewww.vanguardhealth.com
  • Listed onNew York Stock Exchange1
  • Incorporated inDE4
  • Business address20 Burton Hills Blvd, Nashville, Tn 372154
  • Filer categoryLarge Accelerated4

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Vanguard Health Systems was an operator of hospitals and other medical facilities in five U.S. states: Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Texas. The company's headquarters were located in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanguard owned twenty-six hospitals, including the ten Detroit Medical Center hospitals in Detroit, Michigan, five in San Antonio, Texas, four in the Chicago area, four in the Phoenix, Arizona area, and controlled an additional three hospitals through joint ventures, for a total of 6,201 licensed beds (as of 2012).3

What it owns

What Vanguard Health Systems reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$3.6B5 Jun 30, 2013$3.2B5 Jun 30, 2012+14.4%
Accumulated depreciation$1.3B5 Jun 30, 2013$1.1B5 Jun 30, 2012+22.8%
Property and equipment, net$2.3B5 Jun 30, 2013$2.1B5 Jun 30, 2012+10.2%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$624.0M5 Jun 30, 2013$455.5M5 Jun 30, 2012+37.0%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$789.9M5 Jun 30, 2013$768.4M5 Jun 30, 2012+2.8%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$80.6M5 Jun 30, 2013$89.0M5 Jun 30, 2012−9.4%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$151.7M5 Jun 30, 2013$146.7M5 Jun 30, 2012+3.4%
Accumulated amortization$92.1M5 Jun 30, 2013$78.0M5 Jun 30, 2012+18.1%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$101.7M5 Jun 30, 2013$97.0M5 Jun 30, 2012+4.8%

Leadership

Who has led Vanguard Health Systems, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Charles N. Martin Jr.2011–2013

Chair

  1. Charles N. Martin Jr.2011–2013

President

  1. Charles N. Martin Jr.2013
200020052010201520202025
Board members and other officers (22)

Timeline

  1. Jun 21, 2011New chief executive Charles N. Martin Jr. becomes CEO6
  2. 1997Founded Founded1

SEC filer profile

How Vanguard Health Systems is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARVANGUARD HEALTH SYSTEMS INC2
  • CIK0001045829
  • Employer ID (EIN)62-16981832
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated2
  • Incorporated inDelaware2
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)6324 Hospital & Medical Service Plans2
  • Business address20 Burton Hills Blvd, Nashville, TN 372152
  • Phone61566560002
  • Shares outstanding77,932,086 as of Jul 31, 20135
  • Public float$383.5M as of Dec 30, 20125
  • On EDGAR sinceOct 19, 20012
  • Filings450 in all: 4 (133), 8-K (128), 3 (46), 10-Q (34), CORRESP (12), 10-K (11), SC 13G/A (10), 8-K/A (8)2
    All 36 form types

    UPLOAD (8), 424B3 (7), 4/A (6), S-1/A (5), SC 13G (5), EFFECT (4), S-4 (4), S-4/A (4), 3/A (2), ARS (2), DEF 14A (2), IRANNOTICE (2), S-1 (2), 10-K/A (1), 10-Q/A (1), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), CERTNYS (1), DEFA14C (1), DEFM14C (1), FWP (1), PREM14C (1), S-8 (1), S-8 POS (1), SC 13D (1), SC 13D/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Aug 20, 2013
    Quarterly report (10-Q) May 2, 2013
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Oct 19, 2012
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 1, 2013

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