Exhibit (23)-1

                        CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP,
                             INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


   We consent to the  reference  to our firm under the caption  "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 33- ) and related Prospectus of HEALTHSOUTH
Corporation  for the  registration  of  shares  of its  common  stock and to the
incorporation  by reference  therein of our report dated February 24, 1995, with
respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements  and schedule of HEALTHSOUTH
Corporation  included  in its  Annual  Report  (Form  10-K)  for the year  ended
December 31, 1994, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

   Further,  we consent to the  incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated February 17, 1995 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
ReLife,  Inc.  included in its  Current  Report on Form 8-K dated March 7, 1995,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Birmingham, Alabama
March 6, 1995