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                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
pertaining to the 1997 Stock Option Plan of Quorum Health Group, Inc. of our
report dated August 4, 1997, except for Note 12, as to which the date is August
19, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of
Quorum Health Group, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended June 30, 1997.

                                                     Ernst & Young LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
December 15, 1997