content: 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 3, 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                     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
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                (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
  
  
  
  
                                   Not Applicable
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           (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report.)
  
  
  
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  ITEM 5.  Other Events.
  
            Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by the Company on
  January 3, 2002, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1.
  
  
  
  ITEM 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
  
  (c)  Exhibits.
  
  Exhibit           Description
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  1.1               Press release issued by the Company on January 3, 2002
  
  
  <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, INC.
  
  
  
  
                                       BY:  /s/ Emil Hensel
                                            ============================
                                            Name: Emil Hensel
                                            Title: Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  
  
  Date:  January 3, 2002
  
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  Exhibit 1.1
  
  Cross Country,  Inc.  Announces the Purchase of the NovaPro Healthcare  Staffing
  Division from HRLogic Holdings, Inc.
  
  BOCA RATON, FL, Jan. 3, 2002/PRNewswire/ -- Cross Country,  Inc. (Nasdaq:  CCRN)
  today  announced the purchase of the assets of the NovaPro  healthcare  staffing
  division  (Tampa,  FL)  of  HRLogic  Holdings,  Inc.,  a  professional  employer
  organization. The purchase price was $7,125,000. NovaPro's revenues for the year
  ending  December 31, 2001 were  approximately  $15,000,000  based on  management
  estimates.
  
  "We are pleased with today's  announcement  of Cross  Country's  acquisition  of
  NovaPro," said Joseph A. Boshart,  Chief Executive  Officer and President.  "The
  NovaPro business  represents an opportunity for Cross Country to procure new and
  additional  supply  channels  for its  travel  nursing  operations.  We are also
  pleased to announce that NovaPro's current operating management has joined Cross
  Country to continue  running  this  business.  It is our  expectation  that this
  acquisition will be accretive to earnings during the first half of 2002."
  
  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.
  For more information on Cross Country, Inc., please go to www.crosscountry.com.
  
  The forward-looking statements about the purchase of the NovaPro assets by Cross
  Country,  Inc. are based on management's  current  expectations.  The statements
  included in this release are not guarantees of future performance.
  
  For further information, please contact:
  Brian Hekman, Director, Corporate Communications at 800-998-5187
  Susan Eccher, Director, Investor Relations at 877-686-9779
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text: 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 3, 2002
  
                                 Cross Country, Inc.
  ================================================================================
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
  Delaware                             0-33169                          13-4066229
  ================================================================================
  
  (State or Other                  (Commission                    (I.R.S. Employer
  Jurisdiction                     File Number)                     Identification
  incorporation                                                               No.)
  
         6551 Park of Commerce Blvd., N.W., Suite 200, Boca Raton, FL 33487
  ================================================================================
                 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (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
  January 3, 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 January 3, 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:  January 3, 2002
  Exhibit 1.1
  
  Cross Country,  Inc.  Announces the Purchase of the NovaPro Healthcare  Staffing
  Division from HRLogic Holdings, Inc.
  
  BOCA RATON, FL, Jan. 3, 2002/PRNewswire/ -- Cross Country,  Inc. (Nasdaq:  CCRN)
  today  announced the purchase of the assets of the NovaPro  healthcare  staffing
  division  (Tampa,  FL)  of  HRLogic  Holdings,  Inc.,  a  professional  employer
  organization. The purchase price was $7,125,000. NovaPro's revenues for the year
  ending  December 31, 2001 were  approximately  $15,000,000  based on  management
  estimates.
  
  "We are pleased with today's  announcement  of Cross  Country's  acquisition  of
  NovaPro," said Joseph A. Boshart,  Chief Executive  Officer and President.  "The
  NovaPro business  represents an opportunity for Cross Country to procure new and
  additional  supply  channels  for its  travel  nursing  operations.  We are also
  pleased to announce that NovaPro's current operating management has joined Cross
  Country to continue  running  this  business.  It is our  expectation  that this
  acquisition will be accretive to earnings during the first half of 2002."
  
  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.
  For more information on Cross Country, Inc., please go to www.crosscountry.com.
  
  The forward-looking statements about the purchase of the NovaPro assets by Cross
  Country,  Inc. are based on management's  current  expectations.  The statements
  included in this release are not guarantees of future performance.
  
  For further information, please contact:
  Brian Hekman, Director, Corporate Communications at 800-998-5187
  Susan Eccher, Director, Investor Relations at 877-686-9779