EXHIBIT 23.1 
                         Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, 
                             Independent Auditors 

   We consent to the  reference to our firm under the caption  "Experts"  and to
the use of our  reports  on the  entities  and  dated  as  listed  below  in the
Registration  Statement  (Form  S-4 No.  33- ) and  the  related  prospectus  of
HEALTHSOUTH Corporation:


HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries ..  March 1, 1995 except for Notes 2 
                                             and 17, as to which the date is 
                                             June 13, 1995 
Surgical Health Corporation................  April 18, 1995 
ReLife, Inc................................  February 17, 1995 
Rehab Systems Company......................  September 8, 1995 


                                                             Ernst & Young LLP 

September 27, 1995