EXHIBIT 23.1-A     
                         
                      INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT     
   
  We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 of the Registration Statement
of InSight Health Services Corp. on Form S-4 of our report dated March 1, 1996
on the financial statements of Maxum Health Corp. (which report expresses an
unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the
uncertainty regarding Maxum's ability to continue as a going concern),
appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement, and
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.     
                                             
                                          /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP     
                                             
                                          DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP     
   
Dallas, Texas     
   
May 8, 1996