content: 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) April 7, 2006
  
                           CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
            DELAWARE                        0-33169            13-4066229
  (State or Other Jurisdiction            (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
         of Incorporation)                File Number)        Identification No.)
  
  
              6551 PARK OF COMMERCE BLVD., N.W., BOCA RATON, FL  33487
                (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code (561) 998-2232
  
                                   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:
  
  [  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
  Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  [  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  [  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  
  [  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  
  <PAGE>
  
  Item 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
  APPORTIONMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
  
  (b) M. Fazle Husain and Joseph Swedish have each advised the Company that due
  to the time demands of their principal employment, they did not desire to stand
  for re-election as directors at the Company' s Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
  Mr. Husain and Mr. Swedish will both continue to be directors until the Annual
  Meeting of Stockholders. Neither Mr. Husain nor Mr. Swedish has had any
  disagreements with management of the Company. It is anticipated that immediately
  following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders the Company's Board of Directors
  will appoint C. Taylor Cole Jr. to the vacancy on the Company's Audit Committee
  created by Mr. Swedish's departure. The Company's Nominating Committee has
  commenced seeking replacements for Messrs. Husain and Swedish.
  
  <PAGE>
  
                                     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 HEALTHCARE, INC.
  
                                          BY:     /s/ Emil Hensel
                                                  -------------------------
                                                  Name: Emil Hensel
                                                  Title: Chief Financial Officer
  
  Date:  April 10, 2006
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text: 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) April 7, 2006
  
                           CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
            DELAWARE                        0-33169            13-4066229
  (State or Other Jurisdiction            (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
         of Incorporation)                File Number)        Identification No.)
  
              6551 PARK OF COMMERCE BLVD., N.W., BOCA RATON, FL  33487
                (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code (561) 998-2232
  
                                   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:
  
  [  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
  Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  [  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  [  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  
  [  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
  APPORTIONMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
  
  (b) M. Fazle Husain and Joseph Swedish have each advised the Company that due
  to the time demands of their principal employment, they did not desire to stand
  for re-election as directors at the Company' s Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
  Mr. Husain and Mr. Swedish will both continue to be directors until the Annual
  Meeting of Stockholders. Neither Mr. Husain nor Mr. Swedish has had any
  disagreements with management of the Company. It is anticipated that immediately
  following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders the Company's Board of Directors
  will appoint C. Taylor Cole Jr. to the vacancy on the Company's Audit Committee
  created by Mr. Swedish's departure. The Company's Nominating Committee has
  commenced seeking replacements for Messrs. Husain and Swedish.
  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 HEALTHCARE, INC.
  
                                          BY:     /s/ Emil Hensel
                                                  -------------------------
                                                  Name: Emil Hensel
                                                  Title: Chief Financial Officer
  
  Date:  April 10, 2006