EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
    We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Selected
Historical Financial Information of OrNda" and "Experts" and to the use of our
report dated October 25, 1996, incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-4) of Tenet Healthcare Corporation.
 
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Nashville, Tennessee
December 18, 1996