EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
    We  consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-1 (No.
333-06713) and related  Prospectus of Paracelsus  Healthcare Corporation of  (i)
our  report dated February 27, 1996,  with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Champion Healthcare Corporation as  of December 31, 1994 and  1995
and  for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995, (ii) our
report dated February  16, 1996,  with respect  to the  financial statements  of
Dakota Heartland Health System as of December 31, 1994 and 1995 and for the year
ended  December 31, 1995, (iii) our report dated December 28, 1995, with respect
to the financial statements of Jordan  Valley Hospital as of September 30,  1995
and  for the period  from January 1,  1995 through September  30, 1995, (iv) our
report dated June  11, 1995, with  respect to the  financial statements of  Salt
Lake  Regional Medical Center as of May 31, 1994 and April 13, 1995 and for each
of the two years in the  period ended May 31, 1994  and the period from June  1,
1994  through April 13, 1995. We also consent to the reference of our firm under
the caption "Experts."
 
                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
 
   
Houston, Texas
August 9, 1996