UNITED STATES
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) January
12, 2017
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-33169 | 13-4066229 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5201 Congress Avenue, 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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
of the following provisions:
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ITEM 8.01 |
Other Events. |
Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by the Company on January 12, 2017 and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This information is being furnished under Item 8.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of such section.
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Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit | Description | ||
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99.1 |
Press Release issued by the Company on January 12, 2017 |
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.
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CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ William J. Burns |
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William J. Burns |
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EVP, Chief Financial Officer |
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Dated: |
January 12, 2017 |
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Exhibit 99.1
Vizient, Inc. Awards Cross Country Healthcare Three-Year Contract
BOCA RATON, Fla--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 12, 2017--Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq:CCRN) announced today it has been awarded a three-year contract with Vizient, Inc. as the only national provider for nursing and allied staffing and certain workforce solutions to Vizient's member network of academic medical centers, pediatric facilities, community hospitals, integrated health delivery networks and non-acute health care providers.
"We are proud to work with Vizient, the largest member-owned health care services company in the United States, to deliver our staffing services and workforce solutions to its members so they can better serve their patients and communities," said William J. Grubbs, President and CEO of Cross Country Healthcare. “As a long-standing provider of staffing services to Vizient, this new agreement expanding our relationship is a natural progression of our association.”
Cross Country Healthcare, one of the largest healthcare staffing and workforce solution providers in the United States, offers its full suite of healthcare staffing services to Vizient’s members through its approximately 75 office locations throughout the United States.
With a mission to improve the health care performance of its members, Vizient’s partnership with Cross Country Healthcare will serve to advance that goal.
ABOUT CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE
Cross Country Healthcare is a national leader in providing innovative healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services. Our solutions leverage our nearly 40 years of expertise and insight to assist clients in solving complex labor-related challenges while maintaining high quality outcomes. We are dedicated to recruiting and placing highly qualified healthcare professionals in virtually every specialty and area of expertise. With more than 9,500 active contracts, our diverse client base includes both clinical and nonclinical settings, servicing acute care hospitals, physician practice groups, outpatient and ambulatory-care centers, nursing facilities, both public schools and charter schools, rehabilitation and sports medicine clinics, government facilities, and homecare. Through our national staffing teams and network of approximately 75 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), internal resource pool consulting and development, electronic medical record (EMR) transition staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, outsourcing services, predictive modeling, and consultative services. In addition, we provide both retained and contingent placement services for healthcare executives, physicians, and other healthcare professionals.
Copies of this and other news releases as well as additional information about Cross Country Healthcare can be obtained online at www.crosscountryhealthcare.com. Shareholders and prospective investors can also register to automatically receive the Company's press releases, SEC filings and other notices by e-mail.
CONTACT:
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.
William J. Grubbs,
561-237-6202
President and Chief Executive Officer
wgrubbs@crosscountry.com