Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN) 10-Q 2004 Q1 Quarterly report

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Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

        In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004 (the "Periodic Report"), I, Joseph A. Boshart, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge the Periodic Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

May 10, 2004
	/s/ JOSEPH A. BOSHART
	Joseph A. Boshart Chief Executive Officer

        A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Cross Country Healthcare and will be retained by Cross Country Healthcare and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

        The foregoing certification is provided solely for purposes of complying with the provisions of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 1

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Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350