EXHIBIT 23


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-97618) of Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc. of our
report dated June 12, 1998 appearing on page 1 of the Financial Statements of
the Total Renal Care, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan for the year ended December
31, 1997 included in this Form 11-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
July 6, 1998