Exhibit 23.2


              Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

        We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and
to the use of our report dated February 26, 1999, with respect to the combined
financial statements of Triad Hospitals, Inc. and its subsidiaries included in
the Registration Statement, Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 and related Prospectus
of Triad Hospitals Holdings, Inc. for the registration of $325,000,000 11%
Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009.



Nashville, Tennessee
October 19, 1999