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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4

               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 report dated March 14, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of OrthoLink Physicians Corporation included in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of United Surgical
Partners Holdings, Inc. dated January 8, 2002.


                                          /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
January 2, 2002