BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRN) announced today the appointment of Timothy Fischer as the new president of Medical Doctor Associates (MDA), the locums tenens subsidiary of Cross Country Healthcare.

Mr. Fischer has a distinguished 20-year history in implementing strategies to drive growth within intensively competitive markets. He has also been recognized for his skills in recruiting, developing and leading sales, delivery and operational teams to consistently exceed goals. "I am pleased to have Tim join our executive team and am confident that he brings the necessary experience to grow MDA as a locums leader in the industry," William J. Grubbs, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cross Country Healthcare stated.

Prior to joining Cross Country Healthcare, Mr. Fischer served in several senior executive roles, including most recently as Chief Operating Officer for Mitchell Martin Inc., in New York. Mr. Grubbs further stated, "I am thrilled to have Tim's proven success in introducing creative business models as part of Cross Country Healthcare's plan for the future."

ABOUT CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, is a national leader in providing leading-edge healthcare workforce solutions. Our solutions are geared towards assisting our clients solve labor cost issues while maintaining high quality outcomes. With more than 30 years of experience, we are dedicated to placing highly qualified nurses and physicians as well as allied health, advanced practice, clinical research, and case management professionals. We provide both retained and contingent placement services for physicians, as well as retained search services for healthcare executives. We have more than 9,500 active contracts with a broad range of clients, including acute care hospitals, physician practice groups, nursing facilities, rehabilitation and sports medicine clinics, government facilities, as well as nonclinical settings such as homecare and schools. Through our national staffing teams and network of more than 70 branch office locations, we are able to place clinicians on travel and per diem assignments, local short-term contracts and permanent positions. We are a market leader in providing flexible workforce management solutions, which include managed services programs (MSP), workforce assessments, internal resource pool consulting and development, electronic medical record (EMR) transition staffing and recruitment process outsourcing.

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Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.
William J. Grubbs, 561-237-6202
President and Chief Executive Officer
wgrubbs@crosscountry.com

Source: Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.

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