SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             Washington, D.C.  20549


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                                    FORM 8-A


                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                         PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           California                                            95-3565943
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(State of Incorporation or Organization)                       (IRS Employer
                                                            Identification No.)


   155 North Lake Avenue, Suite 1100
        Pasadena, California                                       91101
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                        Name of each exchange
     Title of each class                on which each class is
     to be so registered                to be registered
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     Common Stock, no stated par        New York Stock Exchange
       value per share


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                       None
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                                  (Title of Class)



ITEM 1.   DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

          This Registration Statement relates to the registration with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") of shares of common stock,
no stated par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of Paracelsus Healthcare
Corporation, a California corporation (the "Registrant").  The description of
the Common Stock to be registered hereunder is set forth under the caption
"DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK" in Amendment No. 2, dated August 9, 1996, to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-07289) filed with
the Commission on July 17, 1996, and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 2.   EXHIBITS.

          The securities described are to be registered on the New York Stock
Exchange (the "NYSE"), on which no other securities of the Registrant are
registered.  Accordingly, copies of the following exhibits shall be filed with
each copy of the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the NYSE:

1.   Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Registrant
     (File No. 333-07289);

2.   Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
     30, 1995 (File No. 33-67040);

3.   Registrant's Quarerly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December
     31, 1995 (File No. 33-67040);

4.   Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
     1996 (File No. 33-67040);

5.   Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
     (filed as Exhibit 3.5 to Registrant's Form S-4 No. 333-08521, and 
     incorporated herein by reference);

6.   Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (filed as 
     Exhibit 3.6 to the Registrant's Form S-4 No. 333-08521, and incorporated 
     herein by reference);

7.   Specimen of Registrant's Common Stock Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.9 
     to the Registrant's Form S-1 (No. 333-07289), as amended and 
     incorporated herein by reference).




                                    SIGNATURE


          Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                              PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE
                                   CORPORATION



Date:  August 13, 1996        By: /s/ Robert C. Joyner
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                                  Name:  Robert C. Joyner
                                  Title: Vice President,
                                         General Counsel and
                                         Assistant Secretary



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


1.   Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the 
     Registrant (File No. 333-07289).

2.   Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
     September 30, 1996 (File No. 33-67040).

3.   Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December
     31, 1995 (File No. 33-67040);

4.   Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
     1996 (File No. 33-67040).

5.   Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
     (filed as Exhibit 3.5 to Registrant's Form S-4 No. 333-08521, and 
     incorporated herein by reference).

6.   Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.6
     to the Registrant's Form S-4 No. 333-08521, and incorporated herein by 
     reference).

7.   Specimen of Registrant's Common Stock Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.9 
     to the Registrant's Form S-1 (No. 333-07289), as amended and incorporated
     herein by reference).