Cross Country Healthcare

Tech-enabled staffing platform for healthcare

Cross Country Healthcare

Tech-enabled staffing platform for healthcare

Overview

Cross Country Healthcare connects healthcare providers with qualified staff through a tech-enabled platform and advisory services. It covers home care, education, and clinical and non-clinical roles, and runs Cross Country Locums for temporary coverage. The company combines technology with staffing expertise, backed by certifications and a track record of industry awards. Its goal is to solve staffing challenges for healthcare organizations while improving patient care and outcomes for both clients and professionals.

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About Cross Country Healthcare

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Why Cross Country Healthcare is rated

Rated C on Competitive Edge

Rated C on Growth Potential

Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Boca Raton, FL

Founded

1996

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What believers are saying

July 21, 2026 Knox Lane closed Cross Country Healthcare for $437 million cash.
April 23, 2026 Optimé deepened Intellify forecasting for Epic, Kronos, and Lawson.
Q1 2026 revenue reached $241.1 million, with sequential growth after Q4 2025.

What critics are saying

Q1 2026 revenue still fell 18% year over year, showing shrinking demand.
Aya's abandoned 2026 merger proved antitrust regulators can block strategic exits.
If hospitals standardize direct hiring, Cross Country's staffing middleman role disappears.

What makes Cross Country Healthcare unique

Intellify unifies contingent labor, compliance, scheduling, and analytics into one platform.
Knox Lane kept Cross Country Healthcare's brand after the July 21, 2026 acquisition.
Darrick Sogabe architects agentic-AI workforce planning from inside the product team.

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Funding

Total Funding

$100M

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Funded Over

3 Rounds

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Growth & Insights and Company News

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Associated Press

Nov 2nd, 2026

Cross Country Healthcare names ex-Medical Solutions CEO Craig Meier chairman

Cross Country Healthcare has appointed Craig Meier as chairman of its board of directors, effective immediately. He will lead the board and work with chief executive officer Joel Tremblay and the executive team on strategy and growth. Meier spent more than two decades at Medical Solutions, serving as chief executive officer from 2014 to 2024. He grew the company's revenue from $200 million to over $3 billion and led several acquisitions, including C&A Industries, parent of Aureus Medical Group, then the largest deal in the industry's history. Meier was vice chairman of the Medical Solutions board from 2024 to 2025. He joined the board of All Star Healthcare Solutions in 2024. "I look forward to supporting them to make sure we deliver for our clients, professionals and employees," Meier said.

Business Wire

May 14th, 2026

Cross Country Healthcare adds AI workforce planning tool Optimé to Intellify platform

Cross Country Healthcare has announced an exclusive 36-month partnership to integrate Optimé workforce planning solution into Intellify, its workforce intelligence platform. The deal aims to help health systems better align staffing with patient demand and reduce labour costs. Optimé adds advanced forecasting, analytics and workforce optimisation capabilities to Intellify, designed to integrate with major EHR, HR and payroll systems including Epic, Kronos and Lawson. The solution helps health systems improve resource utilisation and spend less time on manual staffing decisions. The partnership marks Cross Country's continued evolution from workforce solutions provider to technology-enabled workforce partner. Optimé, launched in 2010 by Strategic Systems International, consists of a cloud-based suite serving acute care, procedural and specialty care settings.

Business Wire

May 7th, 2026

Cross Country Healthcare to be Acquired by Knox Lane in All-Cash Transaction Valued at $437 Million

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRN) (“Cross Country Healthcare” or the “Company”) a leading, technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions compa...

MarketScreener

May 6th, 2026

Knox Lane to acquire Cross Country Healthcare for $437M in all-cash deal at $13.25 per share

Cross Country Healthcare, a technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company, has agreed to be acquired by Knox Lane, a growth-oriented investment firm, in an all-cash transaction valued at $437 million. Knox Lane will acquire all outstanding shares at $13.25 per share, representing a 31% premium to the 6 May 2026 closing price and a 45% premium to the 90-day volume-weighted average trading price. Following completion, Cross Country Healthcare will become a privately held company in Knox Lane's portfolio and cease trading on Nasdaq. The company will continue operating under its current name and brand. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to stockholder approval and regulatory clearances. BofA Securities advised Cross Country Healthcare, whilst MTS Health Partners advised Knox Lane.

Associated Press

Apr 23rd, 2026

Cross Country Healthcare names Darrick Sogabe chief product officer to advance AI workforce platform

Cross Country Healthcare has appointed Darrick Sogabe as Chief Product Officer to advance its technology portfolio. Sogabe brings over 20 years of experience in product strategy and technology innovation, having helped architect Intellify, the company's cloud-based workforce intelligence platform. In his new role, Sogabe will lead product strategy and roadmap development across the enterprise. He will focus on advancing Intellify to connect contingent labour, compliance, scheduling and workforce analytics into a single intelligence layer enhanced with agentic AI, helping health systems benchmark against markets and model cost scenarios. Cross Country Healthcare is a technology-driven workforce solutions company that has served the healthcare sector for 40 years. The appointment reflects the company's strategy to strengthen its position by combining healthcare labour expertise with scalable digital platforms and predictive analytics.

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