EXHIBIT 23.2

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Renal Treatment Centers, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated March 31, 1995, 
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Renal Treatment Centers, Inc. 
for the year ended December 31, 1996.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
April 21, 1997