EXHIBIT 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-97618) of Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc. of our
report dated June 6, 1997 appearing on page 1 of the Financial Statements of the
Total Renal Care, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan for the year ended December 31,
1996 included in this Form 11-K.


/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
June 23, 1997