Cross Country Healthcare was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. It is owned by Knox Lane.
Cross Country Healthcare is a healthcare staffing agency.
It places RNs, allied health professionals, school-based professionals and non-clinical staff.
Its lines of business are travel nursing, allied health, per diem, local contracts, permanent placement, school-based staffing and non-clinical staffing.
It was founded in 1986 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.
It also operates Cross Country Nurses, Cross Country Allied, Cross Country Local, Cross Country Search, Cross Country Community Care, Cross Country Education and Intellify.
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Cross Country Healthcare has operated since 1986.
Its legal name is Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.
It says it is certified by The Joint Commission.
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Cross Country Healthcare has been owned by Knox Lane since July 21, 2026, when Knox Lane completed its acquisition and Cross Country became a privately held company. An earlier agreement for Aya Healthcare to acquire Cross Country was terminated on December 4, 2025.
Its 2025 annual report shows $1.05 billion in revenue and about 1,106 corporate employees.
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Cross Country Healthcare's 2025 annual report describes its nurse and allied clinicians as field employees.
As W-2 employees, travelers can be paid housing and meal stipends tax-free under the federal per diem rules, which hold only while you keep a permanent tax home elsewhere.
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Cross Country Healthcare's travel careers page lists medical, dental and vision insurance with optional family coverage, and a 401(k) with company match. It also lists professional liability coverage and help with licensing and certification.
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Cross Country Healthcare's travel careers page lists travel and temporary housing reimbursement.
A stipend is capped by the federal per diem rate for the assignment location.
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Cross Country Healthcare's 2025 annual report describes Intellify, its own cloud-based workforce management and vendor management system.
Hospitals that use a vendor management system release each opening to many agencies at once, which is why the same job can appear at several of them.
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Company facts for 20 travel nursing agencies, alphabetical. CircleRN does not rank agencies.
| Agency | Founded | Based in | Ownership | Joint Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advantis Medical | Not published | Dallas, Texas | Part of the Adecco Group | Per the agency |
| Amergis (Maxim) | 1988 | Columbia, Maryland | Not published | Per the agency |
| AMN Healthcare | 1985 | Dallas, Texas | Public (NYSE: AMN) | Per the agency |
| Aureus Medical (no longer operating under this name) | Not published | Not published | Part of Medical Solutions | Not published |
| Aya Healthcare | 2001 | San Diego, California | Privately held | Certified |
| Cross Country Healthcare | 1986 | Boca Raton, Florida | Owned by Knox Lane | Per the agency |
| Fastaff | 1989 | Greenwood Village, Colorado | A subsidiary of Ingenovis Health | Per the agency |
| FlexCare Medical Staffing | 2006 | Roseville, California | Not published | Per the agency |
| HealthTrust Workforce Solutions | Not published | Sunrise, Florida | A subsidiary of HCA Healthcare | Not published |
| Host Healthcare | 2012 | San Diego, California | A subsidiary of Medical Solutions | Per the agency |
| Medical Solutions | 2001 | Omaha, Nebraska | Owned by Centerbridge and CDPQ | Per the agency |
| OneStaff Medical | 2010 | Omaha, Nebraska | Privately held | Per the agency |
| RN Network (no longer operating under this name) | Not published | Not published | A former CHG Healthcare division | Not published |
| Stability Healthcare | 2009 | Pasadena, California | Not published | Per the agency |
| Supplemental Health Care | 1984 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Owned by Vistria and Apollo | Per the agency |
| Tailored Healthcare Staffing (no longer operating under this name) | Not published | Not published | Part of Health Carousel | Not published |
| TNAA (no longer operating under this name) | 1999 | Not published | Part of TotalMed | Not published |
| Triage Staffing | 2006 | Omaha, Nebraska | Backed by M-One Capital | Per the agency |
| Trustaff | 2002 | Cincinnati, Ohio | A subsidiary of Ingenovis Health | Per the agency |
| Trusted Health | 2017 | San Francisco, California | Venture-backed | Not published |
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