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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Form S-8 pertaining to the Quorum Health Group, Inc. Stock Option and Restated
Stock Purchase Plan (No. 33-38817), the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (No. 33-
44474), the Directors Stock Option Plan (No. 33-46542), the Directors Stock
Option Plan (33-89272), the Restated Stock Option Plan (No. 33-54868), the
Restated Stock Option Plan (No. 33-73288), the Restated Stock Option Plan (No.
33-89274), the Non-qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan (No. 333-384), the
Restated Stock Option Plan (No. 333-24339), the 1997 Stock Option Plan (No. 333-
42619) and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (No. 333-42649) of our report dated
August 9, 1999, except for Notes 10 and 14, as to which the date is August 20,
1999, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and the schedule of
Quorum Health Group, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended June 30, 1999.

                                                               /s/ Ernst & Young

Nashville, Tennessee
September 23, 1999