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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) October 9, 2002

Cross Country, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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


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

(561) 998-2232
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(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 October 9, 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 October 9, 2002

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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.

Dated: October 17, 2002

 

By:

/s/  
JOSEPH A. BOSHART      
Name: Joseph A. Boshart
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer

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SIGNATURES

Exhibit 1.1

Cross Country, Inc. Announces 3rd Quarter Earnings Conference Call Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 10:00 A.M. EST

BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct 9, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ — Cross Country, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss its third quarter 2002 results on Tuesday, November 5, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The company intends to distribute its earnings press release after the close of business on November 4, 2002.

This call will be webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at Cross Country's web site at www.crosscountry.com. A replay of the call will also be available by telephone from 12:30 p.m. EST on November 5 until 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 13, 2002, by calling 800-405-2236 Passcode: 502421#.

The webcast will also be distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at 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).

Cross Country, Inc. is a leading provider of healthcare staffing services in the United States. The company has an active client base of over 3,000 hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare providers throughout all 50 states. More information on Cross Country, Inc. can be obtained at www.crosscountry.com.

SOURCE Cross Country, Inc.

CONTACT: Susan Eccher, Director, Investor Relations, +1-877-686-9779, or Brian Hekman, Director, Corporate Communications, +1-800-998-5187, both of Cross Country, Inc. URL: http://www.crosscountry.com