EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation 1996 Stock Incentive Plan of our report dated December 14, 1995, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 1995, and in its Prospectus dated August 13, 1996, that is made a part of the Registration Statement (Form S-1), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ERNST & YOUNG LLP Los Angeles, California September 17, 1996