Exhibit 23.2


                        Consent of Independent Auditors


    We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated March 5, 1999, in the Registration Statement (Form
S-4) and related Prospectus of LifePoint Hospitals Holdings, Incorporated for
the registration of $150 million 10.75% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes.


                                                /s/  Ernst & Young, LLP


Nashville, Tennessee
August 4, 1999



                       Consent of Independent Auditors


    We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of LifePoint Hospitals
Holdings, Incorporated for the registration of $150 million 10.75% Series B
Senior Subordinated Notes and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated February 19, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1998, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                                         /s/  Ernst & Young, LLP


Nashville, Tennessee
August 4, 1999