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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our
reports dated December 5, 2000 relating to the financial statements and
financial statement schedules of Select Medical Corporation, which appear in
such Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the
headings "Experts" and "Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data" in such
Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
December 5, 2000