EXHIBIT 23.5
 
                                    CONSENT
 
  I hereby consent to the reference to me under the caption "Management--
Executive Officers and Directors" in the Registration Statement on Form S-3
(File No. 33-57057) of National Medical Enterprises, Inc. and in the Prospectus
forming a part of the Registration Statement relating to the public offering of
debt securities by NME.
 
Date: January 30, 1995                             /s/  John T. Casey
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                                                        John T. Casey