SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
X	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MORGAN STANLEY (Last) (First) (Middle) 1585 BROADWAY (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC [ CCRN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/14/2005
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share(1)	04/14/2005		S		3,955,264	D	$16.6	0	I(2)	through partnerships
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share(1)	04/14/2005		S		217,604	D	$16.6	217,605	I(3)	through partnerships

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MORGAN STANLEY (Last) (First) (Middle) 1585 BROADWAY (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MSDW IV 892 INVESTORS L P (Last) (First) (Middle) 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS (Street) NEW YORK NY 10020 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER CAPITAL INVESTORS IV L P (Last) (First) (Middle) 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS (Street) NEW YORK NY 10020 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Please see attached Joint Filer Information. The Reporting Person is filing solely in its capacity as parent company of, and indirect beneficial owner of securities held by, one of its business units.

2. The reported securities are owned directly by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital Partners IV, L.P., MSDW IV 892 Investors, L.P. and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital Investors IV, L.P. (collectively, the "MSDW IV Funds"). The Reporting Person is the ultimate parent company of MSDW Capital Partners IV, Inc. ("MSDWCP IV, Inc."), which is the institutional managing member of MSDW Capital Partners IV, LLC ("MSDWCP IV, LLC"). MSDWCP IV, LLC is the general partner of each of the MSDW IV Funds. The Reporting Person, MSDWCP IV, LLC and MSDWCP IV, Inc., each disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein.

3. The reported securities are owned directly by Morgan Stanley Venture Partners III, L.P., Morgan Stanley Venture Investors III, L.P. and The Morgan Stanley Venture Partners Entrepreneur Fund, L.P. (collectively, the "MSDW III Funds"). The Reporting Person is the ultimate parent company of Morgan Stanley Venture Capital III, Inc. ("MSVC III, Inc."), which is the institutional managing member of Morgan Stanley Venture Partners III, L.L.C. ("MSVP III, L.L.C"). MSVP III, L.L.C. is the general partner of each of the MSDW III Funds. The Reporting Person, MSVP III, L.L.C. and MSVC III, Inc., each disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein.

	/s/ Peter Vogelsang, authorized signatory for Morgan Stanley	04/15/2005
	/s/ Kenneth F. Clifford, CFO of Metalmark Subadvisor LLC, as attorney in fact of the general partner of the MSDW IV Funds, for each of these entities	04/15/2005
	/s/ Debra Abramovitz, Executive Director of MSVC III, Inc., institutional managing member of the general partner of the MSDW III Funds, for each of these entities	04/15/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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