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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * McBryan Michael E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC [HCSG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2014 (Street) BENSALEM, PA 19020 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/31/2014   A   826 (1) A $ 24.11 36,804 D   Common Stock 01/05/2015   A   2,500 (2) A $ 0 39,304 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock

$ 0 (3)

12/31/2014

A

984 (4)

12/31/2014

(5)

Common Stock

984

$ 30.93

984

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 30.3

01/05/2015

A

15,000

01/05/2020(6)

01/05/2025

Common Stock

15,000

$ 0

15,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McBryan Michael E 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE SUITE 300 BENSALEM, PA 19020	X		Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/ John C. Shea, by Power of Attorney		01/05/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Acquired in 2015 by the Reporting Person through participation in the 2014 Healthcare Services Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	Represents shares of Restricted Stock Awards granted to the Reporting Person, pursuant to the Healthcare Services Group, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan.
(3)	Shares issued at conversion rate of 1-for-1 basis.
(4)	Acquired pursuant to an Issuer contribution under the Healthcare Services Group, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan.
(5)	Shares of Phantom Stock are payable in-kind following termination of the Reporting Person's employment with Issuer.
(6)	These options shall vest and become exercisable at the rate of 20% annually, commencing on the first anniversary from the date set forth in Table II, Column 3.

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