EXHIBIT 23.1

                        Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus Supplement of Province Healthcare Company for the registration of
$200,000,000 principal amount of 7-1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 and
to the inclusion in and incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
February 21, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of Province Healthcare Company included in its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.



                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
May 21, 2003