UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    Form 13F

                              Form 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2013

Check here if Amendment [  ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [  ] is a restatement.
                                  [  ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:    DSC Advisors, L.P.
Address: 900 North Michigan Avenue
         Suite 1900
         Chicago, Illinois  60611

13F File Number:  028-11157

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:      Andrew Bluhm
Title:     Manager of the General Partner
Phone:     312.915.2485

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

 /s/ Andrew Bluhm     Chicago, Illinois/USA     May 15, 2013

Report Type (Check only one.):

[ X]         13F HOLDINGS REPORT.

[  ]         13F NOTICE.

[  ]         13F COMBINATION REPORT.



                              FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:         0

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:    50

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:    $144,399 (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other
than the manager filing this report.

NONE



                                    
                                                     FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                                             VALUE  SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT  OTHER            VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER                 TITLE OF CLASS   CUSIP     (x$1000)  PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS         SOLE   SHARED     NONE
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP         COM              03073E105     4116    80000 SH       SOLE                    80000
APPLE INC                      COM              037833100     3231     7300 SH       SOLE                     7300
ARCH COAL INC                  COM              039380100       69    12710 SH       SOLE                    12710
BARCLAYS BK PLC                IPATH S&P500 VIX 06740C188     1014    50000 SH       SOLE                    50000
BAXTER INTL INC                COM              071813109       55    25000 SH  PUT  SOLE                    25000
BLUCORA INC                    COM              095229100     3382   218444 SH       SOLE                   218444
CAPITALSOURCE INC              COM              14055X102    19139  1989536 SH       SOLE                  1989536
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO N V   N Y REGISTRY SH  167250109     4200    67628 SH       SOLE                    67628
CHINA XINIYA FASHION LTD       SPONSORED ADR    16950W105      508   385000 SH       SOLE                   385000
CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION       COM              126650100    17597   320000 SH       SOLE                   320000
DARA BIOSCIENCES INC           COM NEW          23703P205      250   250000 SH       SOLE                   250000
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC          SHS              G27823106     3552    80000 SH       SOLE                    80000
DURECT CORP                    COM              266605104      266   200000 SH       SOLE                   200000
EARTHLINK INC                  COM              270321102       62    11440 SH       SOLE                    11440
EMULEX CORP                    COM NEW          292475209       67    10300 SH       SOLE                    10300
FACTSET RESH SYS INC           COM              303075105        1    20000 SH  CALL SOLE                    20000
FISERV INC                     COM              337738108     5296    60296 SH       SOLE                    60296
GAMESTOP CORP NEW              CL A             36467W109        4    25000 SH  PUT  SOLE                    25000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP          COM              369550108       60    50000 SH  PUT  SOLE                    50000
GLOBECOMM SYSTEMS INC          COM              37956X103     1321   110000 SH       SOLE                   110000
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC      COM              40637H109       70    12190 SH       SOLE                    12190
HARRIS CORP DEL                COM              413875105     2994    63980 SH       SOLE                    63980
ISHARES TR                     MSCI EMERG MKT   464287234     2310    54000 SH       SOLE                    54000
ISHARES TR                     MSCI EMERG MKT   464287234      144   400000 SH  PUT  SOLE                   400000
ISHARES TR                     IBOXX INV CPBD   464287242     1199    10000 SH       SOLE                    10000
ISHARES TR                     RUSSELL 2000     464287655      222   600000 SH  PUT  SOLE                   600000
LEAP WIRELESS INTL INC         COM NEW          521863308       73    12420 SH       SOLE                    12420
MCKESSON CORP                  COM              58155Q103     7449    69000 SH       SOLE                    69000
MERCK & CO INC NEW             COM              58933Y105     2831    64000 SH       SOLE                    64000
MONSTER WORLDWIDE INC          COM              611742107       66    12980 SH       SOLE                    12980
MUELLER WTR PRODS INC          COM SER A        624758108       70    11830 SH       SOLE                    11830
NAVIDEA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS I   COM              63937X103      569   210000 SH       SOLE                   210000
PACIFIC DRILLING SA LUXEMBOU   REG SHS          L7257P106     1212   120000 SH       SOLE                   120000
PPL CORP                       COM              69351T106     6262   200000 SH       SOLE                   200000
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO            COM              742718109       10    25000 SH  PUT  SOLE                    25000
RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC      COM NEW          766559603      851   125400 SH       SOLE                   125400
ROADRUNNER TRNSN SVCS HLDG I   COM              76973Q105    17515   761531 SH       SOLE                   761531
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR          SBI INT-FINL     81369Y605       19   100000 SH  PUT  SOLE                   100000
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR            TR UNIT          78462F103     2255   550000 SH  PUT  SOLE                   550000
SPDR SERIES TRUST              S&P RETAIL ETF   78464A714       11   100000 SH  PUT  SOLE                   100000
STEC INC                       COM              784774101     1406   318200 SH       SOLE                   318200
TARGET CORP                    COM              87612E106     7530   110000 SH       SOLE                   110000
UNION PAC CORP                 COM              907818108    11393    80000 SH       SOLE                    80000
UNITED RENTALS INC             COM              911363109     1374    24440 SH       SOLE                    24440
UNITED RENTALS INC             COM              911363109      190    50000 SH  CALL SOLE                    50000
UNIVERSAL AMERN CORP NEW       COM              91338E101      117    14010 SH       SOLE                    14010
VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS INC    COM              918866104     1780    59600 SH       SOLE                    59600
VANGUARD INDEX FDS             REIT ETF         922908553     3597    51000 SH       SOLE                    51000
VICAL INC                      COM              925602104      398   100000 SH       SOLE                   100000
WELLPOINT INC                  COM              94973V107     6292    95000 SH       SOLE                    95000