EXHIBIT 23.2

                        Consent of Independent Auditors


     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related Prospectus
dated May 14, 2003 of Province Healthcare Company for the registration of
$300,000,000 of debt securities and shares of common stock and to the
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