EXHIBIT 23-6


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption  "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and the related Prospectus-Proxy  Statement of
HEALTHSOUTH  Corporation  and  Horizon/CMS  Healthcare  Corporation  and  to the
incorporation  by  reference  therein of our report  (related  to the  financial
statements and schedule of Continental Medical Systems,  Inc. for the year ended
June 30, 1995, not presented separately herein) dated August 3, 1995, except for
Note 6 and Note 19 for which the date is September  26, 1995;  Note 14 for which
the date is September 12, 1995;  and Note 20 for which the date is September 27,
1995  included in the  Horizon/CMS  Healthcare  Corporation  Annual Report (Form
10-K/A  Amendment  No.  1) for the  year  ended  May 31,  1997,  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                  ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
September 23, 1997