Exhibit 23.1

                           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We  consent  to  the  incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
pertaining to the Paracelsus  Healthcare Corporation 1996 Stock Incentive Plan,
as amended (Form S-8 No. 33-10299) and pertaining to various stock option plans
of Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation  (Form  S-8  No.  33-12331)  of our report
dated February 16, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial  statements
of Dakota Heartland Health System for the year ended December 31, 1995.





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Houston, Texas
July 10, 1998