<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of Triad Hospitals, Inc. of our report dated February 28,
2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Triad Hospitals,
Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Dallas, Texas
August 7, 2000
