EXHIBIT 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Renal Care Group,
Inc. for the registration of $160,000,000 of debt securities and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 13, 2004,
except for Note 13 for which the date is April 19, 2004, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedules of Renal Care Group, Inc. for
the year ended December 31, 2003, included in the report on Form 8-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2004.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Nashville, Tennessee
September 23, 2004