EXHIBIT (23)-3


                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
                              INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption  "Experts" in the
Registration  Statement (Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3) and the related Prospectus
of HEALTHSOUTH  Corporation for the registration of 984,189 shares of its common
stock 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 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.



                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP



Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
November 18, 1997