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 and related Prospectus of Triad Hospitals, Inc. for the
registration of $600,000,000 8 3/4% Series B Senior Notes due 2009 and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated August 4, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Quorum Health
Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended June 30, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                          Ernst & Young LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
July 11, 2001