SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) February 14, 2002


                               Cross Country, Inc.
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            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware                             0-33169                          13-4066229
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(State or Other                    (Commission                  (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of                    File Number)                   Identification
incorporation)                                                              No.)





       6551 Park of Commerce Blvd., N.W., Suite 200, Boca Raton, FL 33487
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)



                                 (561) 998-2232
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report.)


ITEM 5. Other Events. Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by the Company on February 14, 2002, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1. ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit Description - ------- ------------ 1.1 Press release issued by the Company on February 14, 2002

SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. CROSS COUNTRY, INC. BY: /s/ Emil Hensel ------------------ Name: Emil Hensel Title: Chief Financial Officer Date: February 20, 2002

CROSS  COUNTRY  REPORTS  4TH  QUARTER  RESULTS;  REVENUES  UP 48%;  INCOME  FROM
CONTINUING OPERATIONS UP 235%

BOCA RATON,  FL, Feb. 15 -- Cross Country,  Inc.  (Nasdaq:  CCRN) today reported
revenue of $144.3  million for the three  months ended  December  31,  2001,  an
increase of 48% over  revenue of $97.2  million for the same period in the prior
year. Income from continuing  operations for the three months ended December 31,
2001 was $6.5  million,  or $0.21 per  diluted  share  (EPS),  compared  to $1.9
million or $0.08 per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2000.
Including the effects of discontinued operations and the extraordinary loss from
the  early  extinguishment  of debt  resulting  from  funds  received  in  Cross
Country's  initial  public  offering in October 2001,  net income for the fourth
quarter of 2001 was $2.1  million or $0.07 per diluted  share.  Earnings  before
interest,   taxes,   depreciation,   amortization  and  non-recurring   indirect
transaction  costs  (EBITDA) for the three  months  ended  December 31, 2001 was
$17.1  million  compared to $12.3 million for the same period in the prior year,
an increase of 39%. The quarter was favorably  impacted  primarily by the strong
results  contributed by the Company's  Healthcare  Staffing segment coupled with
reduced  interest  expense as a result of the  paydown of  approximately  $134.5
million in debt, and a reduction in the company's effective corporate income tax
rate.

"We are very  pleased  with the  strength  of our fourth  quarter  and full year
results," said Joseph A. Boshart,  President and Chief Executive Officer.  "Each
of our mature  businesses  broke revenue records for the year and are positioned
to  continue  this growth into 2002.  Our growth  continues  to be driven by the
strong results  generated by our travel staffing  business,  but is augmented by
our complementary businesses.  The strong recognition of the Cross Country brand
and our quality of customer service continue to make our businesses  successful.
Additionally,  our balance sheet is financially strong, sound and structured for
flexibility."

For the year ended December 31, 2001,  Cross Country  reported revenue of $500.5
million,  an increase of 36% over the same period in the prior year. Income from
continuing operations and its associated diluted EPS for the year ended December
31,  2001 were $13.7  million  and $0.54  compared  to $6.7  million  and $0.29,
respectively,  for the year ended  December 31,  2000.  EBITDA for the full year
2001 was $56.2  million  compared  to $45.1  million  for the same period in the
prior year, an increase of 24%.

HEALTHCARE STAFFING
In the fourth  quarter,  Cross  Country's  Healthcare  Staffing  segment,  which
comprises  travel  staffing,  clinical  research  trials  staffing  and per diem
staffing,  had its strongest quarter of 2001. Revenue for the three months ended
December 2001 was $134.5 million, an increase

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Page 2 of 6 of 45% over the same period in the prior year. This growth was driven primarily by increased average hourly bill rates in all businesses, increased numbers of field employees in both the travel nursing and allied health staffing as well as revenue generated by the acquisition of ClinForce in March, 2001. Contribution income, defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and corporate expenses not specifically identified to a reporting segment, for the three months ended December 31, 2001 was $21.8 million, an increase of 38% over the same period in the prior year. This growth was primarily due to the same factors that drove revenue growth, but partially offset by an increase in field staff compensation and professional liability expense. For the year ended December 31, 2001 revenue was $464.3 million, an increase of 32% over the same period in the prior year and contribution income was $73.2 million compared to $61.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2000. OTHER HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES Cross Country's Other Human Capital Management Services segment, which comprises the education and training, healthcare consulting services, physician search and resource management services, generated revenue of $9.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2001, an increase of 113% over the same period in the prior year. This increase was driven primarily by the business generated by the Heritage Professional Education LLC and Gill/Balsano acquisitions in December 2000 and May 2001, respectively. Contribution income for the three months ended December 31, 2001 was $0.1 million, an increase of $0.1 million over the same period in the prior year, was driven primarily by the factors that drove revenue growth and partially offset by expenditures associated with the start-up of E-staff, Cross Country's new web-enabled scheduling technology, and the effects of the slowing economy on the search business. For the year ended December 31, 2001, revenue was $36.2 million, an increase of 115% over the same period in the prior year and contribution income was $3.6 million compared to $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2000. EXPECTATIONS FOR 2002 The following statements are based on current expectations. These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. With respect to Cross Country's financial targets for the full year 2002, the company is projecting revenue to be between $610 and $640 million and EBITDA to be between $67 and $70 million. First quarter 2002 earnings are expected to be in the range of $0.19 to $0.20 per diluted share and grow sequentially thereafter aggregating to a range of $0.98 to $1.02 per diluted share for the full year 2002. EPS estimates include the effect of the adoption of the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets", issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. The effect of SFAS No. 142 is projected to have a $0.22 per share impact on the Company's full year 2002 EPS estimates reducing annual pre-tax amortization expense from $14.2 million to $3.1 million. It is Cross Country's intention to update its guidance quarterly. -more-

Page 3 of 6 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: On January 3, 2002, Cross Country announced the purchase of the assets of the NovaPro healthcare staffing division (Tampa, FL) of HRLogic Holdings, Inc., a professional employer organization for a purchase price of $7,125,000. Cross Country, Inc. is a leading provider of healthcare staffing services in the United States. The company has an active client base of over 2,500 hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare providers across all 50 states. More information on Cross Country, Inc. can be obtained from our website, www.crosscountry.com. A listen-only simulcast of Cross Country's fourth quarter conference call will be available online beginning at 10:00 EST on Friday, February 15th at www.crosscountry.com, www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network such as America Online's Personal Finance Channel, Fidelity Investments(R) (Fidelity.com) and others. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com). A playback recording of the call may be accessed by calling 1-800-405-2236, reservation #444013, beginning at 12:00 p.m. on February 15th until 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20th. This release contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions or that include words such as "expects," "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "estimates", and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results and performance to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include the following our ability to attract and retain qualified nurses and other healthcare personnel, costs and availability of short-term leases for our travel nurses, demand for the healthcare services we provide, both nationally and in the regions in which we operate, the functioning of our information systems, the effect of existing or future government regulation and federal and state legislative and enforcement initiatives on our business, our clients' ability to pay us for our services, our ability to successfully implement our acquisition and development strategies, the effect of liabilities and other claims asserted against us, the effect of competition in the markets we serve, and other factors set forth under the caption "RISK FACTORS" in the Company's Prospectus dated October 24, 2001. Although we believe that these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we cannot guarantee future results. Given these uncertainties, the forward-looking statements discussed on this press release might not occur. While it is the Company's intention to update its guidance quarterly, it should not be assumed that our silence over time means that actual events are occurring as expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. For further information, please contact: Brian Hekman, Director, Corporate Communications at 800-998-5187 Susan Eccher, Director, Investor Relations at 877-686-9779 both of Cross Country, Inc. Three financial charts follow. -more-

Page 4 of 6 CROSS COUNTRY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) THREE MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, ----------------------- ---------------------- 2001 2002 2001 2002 ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- (UNAUDITED) Revenue from services $ 144,310 $ 97,230 $ 500,503 $ 367,690 Operating expenses: Direct operating expenses 108,165 72,690 374,651 273,095 Selling, general and administrative expenses 19,080 12,480 68,393 49,027 Bad debt expense (44) (248) 1,274 433 Depreciation 789 382 2,579 1,324 Amortization 3,776 3,483 15,157 13,701 Non-recurring indirect transaction costs - 733 - 1,289 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total operating expenses 131,766 89,520 462,054 338,869 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income from operations 12,544 7,710 38,449 28,821 Other expenses: Interest expense, net 1,515 3,804 14,422 15,435 ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Income from continuing operations before income taxes 11,029 3,906 24,027 13,386 Income tax expense (4,506) (1,961) (10,364) (6,730) ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Income from continuing operations 6,523 1,945 13,663 6,656 Discontinued operations 337 (662) (207) (2,058) ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Net income before extraordinary items 6,860 1,283 13,456 4,598 Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt (4,784) - (4,784) - ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Net income $ 2,076 $ 1,283 $ 8,672 $ 4,598 ========== ========= ========== ========== Net income/(loss) per common share- basic: Income from continuing oeprations $ 0.22 $ 0.08 $ 0.55 $ 0.29 Discontinued operations 0.01 (0.03) (0.01) (0.09) ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Net income before extraordinary items 0.23 0.05 0.54 0.20 Extraordinary loss from early extinguishment of debt (0.16) - (0.19) - ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Net income $ 0.07 $ 0.05 $ 0.35 $ 0.20 ========== ========= ========== ========== Net income/(loss) per common share- diluted: Income from continuing operations $ 0.21 $ 0.08 $ 0.54 $ 0.29 Discontinued operations 0.01 (0.03) (0.01) (0.09) ---------- --------- ---------- --------- Net income before extraordinary items 0.22 0.05 0.53 0.20 Extraordinary loss from early extinguishment of debt (0.15) - (0.19) - ---------- --------- ---------- --------- Net income $ 0.07 $ 0.05 $ 0.34 $ 0.20 ========== ========= ========== ========== Weighed average common shares outstanding - basic 29,852 23,205 24,881 23,205 Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 31,219 23,205 25,223 23,205 -more-

Page 5 of 6 CROSS COUNTRY, INC. CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) DECEMBER 31, 2001 2000 --------- --------- Current assets: Cash $ 2,644 $ - Accounts receivable, net 87,415 65,087 Other current assets 15,005 11,614 --------- --------- Total current assets 105,064 76,701 Property and equipment, net 11,399 6,169 Goodwill, net 217,606 199,373 Other identifiable intangible assets, net 27,835 35,242 Other assets 76 140 --------- --------- Total assets $ 361,980 $ 317,625 ========= ========= Current liabilities: Accounst payable and accrued expenses $ 3,253 $ 10,246 Accrued employee compensation and benefits 27,023 17,431 Curent portion of long-term debt 2,425 12,400 Note payable 1,365 484 Other current liabilities 1,832 1,765 --------- --------- Total current liabilities 35,898 42,326 Interest rate swap 2,509 - Deferred income taxes 8,570 7,571 Long-term debt 45,076 144,388 --------- --------- Total liabilities 92,053 194,285 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' equity: Common stock 3 2 Additional paid-in capital 258,152 119,081 Other stockholders' equity 11,772 4,257 --------- --------- Total stockholders' equity 269,927 123,340 --------- --------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 361,980 $ 317,625 --------- --------- -more-

Page 6 of 6 SEGMENT DATA (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) THREE MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, ---------------------- ----------------------- 2001 2000 2001 2000 Revenues: ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- (UNAUDITED) Healthcare staffing $ 134,494 $ 92,631 $ 464,343 $ 350,856 Other human capital management services 9,816 4,599 36,160 16,834 ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- $ 144,310 $ 97,230 $ 500,503 $ 367,690 ========== ========= ========== ========== Contribution income(a): Healthcare staffing $ 21,762 $ 15,714 $ 73,196 $ 61,937 Other human capital management services 145 (1) 3,647 1,240 Unallocated corporate overhead (4,798) (3,405) (20,658) (18,042) ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- EBITDA(b) $ 17,109 $ 12,308 $ 56,185 $ 45,135 ========== ========= ========== ========== Financial Statistics (unaudited) THREE MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, ---------------------- ----------------------- 2001 2000 2001 2000 ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- EBITDA - ($000)(b) $ 17,109 $ 12,308 $ 56,185 $ 45,135 EBITDA as % of revenue 11.9% 12.7% 11.2% 12.3% FTE's (c) 5,337 4,222 4,816 4,170 Weeks worked 69,381 54,886 250,432 216,840 Average contract revenue per week $ 1,934 $ 1,686 $ 1,851 $ 1,617 (a) Contribution income is computed by the Company as operating income, less unallocated corporate overhead. Contribution income is not a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles and is only used by management when assessing segment performance. (b) Defined as income before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and non-recurring indirect transaction costs. EBITDA should not be considered a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles. Items excluded from EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing financial performance. EBITDA is a key measure used by management to evaluate our operations and provide useful information to investors. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income, cash flows generated by operations, investing or financing activities, or other financial statement data presented in the consolidated financial statements as indicators of financial performance or liquidity. Because EBITDA is not a measurement determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and is thus susceptible to varying calculations, EBITDA as presented may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. (c) FTE's represent the average number of contract staffing personnel on a full-time equivalent basis. ####