EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3/A No. 333-119285) 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
December 21, 2004