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-Joint  Proxy
Statement of HEALTHSOUTH Corporation:



                                          
                                             March 1, 1995 except for Notes 2 
                                             and 17, as to which the date is 
HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Subsidiaries ..  June 13, 1995 
Surgical Health Corporation................  April 18, 1995 
ReLife, Inc................................  February 17, 1995 
Rehab Systems Company......................  September 8, 1995 
Sutter Surgery Centers, Inc................  March 31, 1995 



                                                             Ernst & Young LLP 


December  12, 1995