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Cross Country Healthcare is a leading provider of nurse and allied staffing services in the United States, a national provider of multi-specialty locum tenens (temporary physician staffing) services, a provider of clinical trials services to global pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers, as well as a provider of other human capital management services focused on healthcare. The Company has approximately 5,000 contracts with hospital, healthcare providers, pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers, and other healthcare organizations.

Our nurse and allied staffing business segment represents 66% of our revenue (LTM 3/31/08) and is comprised of travel and per diem nurse staffing and travel allied health staffing. Travel nurse staffing is our largest business. Our locum tenens business represents 17% of our revenue and consists of temporary physician staffing and allied staffing. Our clinical trials services business segment represents 11% of our revenue and consists of service offerings that include traditional staffing, as well as clinical trials management, drug safety monitoring and regulatory services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers. Our other human capital management services business segment represents approximately 6% of our revenue and consists of education and training as well as retained search services related to physicians and healthcare executives.


We market our healthcare staffing services to hospitals and healthcare facilities through our Cross Country Staffing and MedStaff brands to provide these clients with travel and per diem staffing solutions. We provide credentialed registered nurses (RNs) for travel and per diem staffing assignments at public and private healthcare facilities, and at for-profit and not-for-profit facilities located predominantly throughout the U.S. The vast majority of our assignments are at acute care hospitals, including teaching institutions, trauma centers and community hospitals located in major metropolitan areas.



We entered the locum tenens business in September 2008 upon our acquisition of substantially all of the assets of privately-held MDA Holdings, Inc. (MDA). MDA provides locum tenens and allied healthcare staffing solutions to the healthcare industry in all 50 states.

Locum tenens involves placing physicians (both general practitioners and specialists) on temporary assignments in a variety of healthcare settings. The locum tenens market represents a wide range of physician specialties including, but not limited to, anesthesiology, radiology, surgical specialties, family practice and internal medicine



Our ClinForce subsidiary provides clinical research professionals for both in-sourced and out-sourced fixed-term contract assignments and permanent placement services to many of the world’s leading companies in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device companies as well as contract research organizations in North America.

Metropolitan Research provides drug safety monitoring and contract research services to the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries while providing its healthcare professional candidates with temporary or permanent clinical staffing career opportunities. top

AKOS is a UK-based company that supports pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in Europe, the United States, Canada and Asia. It provides drug safety/pharmacovigilance, regulatory and clinical trial services. top

Assent Consulting provides clinical trails staffing services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the U.S. top



Our Cross Country Education subsidiary provides continuing education programs to the healthcare industry. It holds one-day seminars, as well as national conferences, on topics relevant to nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Cross Country University serves healthcare providers by encompassing various systems, methods and tools that enhance their knowledge, ensure their competency and build their professional portfolio. Cross Country University’s learning opportunities are offered on a 24/7/365 basis using principles of adult learning and capturing today’s world of electronic media. top

Cejka Search is a nationally recognized executive and physician search organization providing services exclusively to the healthcare industry for more than twenty five years. Partnering with organizations in pursuit of the nation's best healthcare talent, Cejka Search completes assignments across all levels of the healthcare continuum.

MRA Search specializes in placing qualified medical candidates, including physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals. top