Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Spurr Jack M.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/17/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS INC [SSY]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
900 CIRCLE 75 PARKWAY, SUITE 1120		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Hospital Financial Ops.
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30339		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options (1) 06/25/2004 06/24/2009 Common Stock 6,250 $ 2.5 D  
Employee Stock Options (1) 06/25/2005 06/24/2010 Common Stock 6,250 $ 2.5 D  
Employee Stock Options (1) 06/25/2006 06/24/2011 Common Stock 6,250 $ 2.5 D  
Employee Stock Options (1) 06/25/2007 06/24/2012 Common Stock 6,250 $ 2.5 D  
Employee Stock Options (2)   (3) 02/17/2010 Common Stock 15,000 $ 6.57 D  
Employee Stock Options (4)   (5) 11/10/2010 Common Stock 9,224 $ 9.63 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Spurr Jack M.
900 CIRCLE 75 PARKWAY
SUITE 1120
ATLANTA, GA 30339		       VP, Hospital Financial Ops.  

Signatures

/s/M. Timothy Elder, pursuant to a Power of Attorney 09/26/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Granted 6/25/2003 pursuant to the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan.
(2) Granted 2/18/2005 pursuant to the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan.
(3) These options vest in three equal installments beginning 2/18/2006. As of the date of this filing, 10,000 shares are exercisable, and the remaining 5,000 shares will become exercisable on 2/18/2008.
(4) Granted 11/11/2005 pursuant to the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.
(5) These options vest in four equal installments beginning 11/11/2006. As of the date of this filing, 2,306 shares are exercisable, and the remaining shares will become exercisable in equal installments on 11/11/2007, 11/11/2008 and 11/11/2009, respectively.

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