Exhibit 23-2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the Current Report on Form 8-K
of HEALTHSOUTH  Corporation 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 therein) 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.

                                                           /s/ ERNST & Young LLP

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
September 23, 1997