Exhibit 99.1

   Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc. Will Not Present at the
            UBS 2005 Global Healthcare Services Conference

    BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2005--Medical Staffing
Network Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:MRN), a leading healthcare staffing
company and the largest provider of per diem nurse staffing services
in the nation, announced today that it will be unable to attend and
present at the UBS 2005 Global Healthcare Services Conference. The
Company previously announced it was scheduled to present at 11 a.m. on
Wednesday, February 16, 2005.

    Company Summary

    Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc. is the largest provider of
per diem nurse staffing services in the United States. The Company
also provides travel nurse staffing services and is a leading provider
of allied health professionals, including radiology specialists,
diagnostic imaging technicians and clinical laboratory technicians.

    Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or
refer to future events or conditions or that include words such as
"expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates,"
and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. These
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause our actual results and performance to be
materially different from any future results or performance expressed
or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include
the following: our ability to stabilize the reduction in revenue, our
ability to attract and retain qualified nurses and other healthcare
personnel, the Company's ability to enter into contracts with
healthcare facility clients on terms attractive to the Company, the
functioning of our information systems, our ability to capitalize on
the recent vendor on premise and vendor management services trends,
the potential impact of JCAHO certification on the Company and the
industry, the effect of existing or future government regulation and
federal and state legislative and enforcement initiatives on our
business, our clients' ability to pay us for our services, the effect
of liabilities and other claims asserted against us, the effect of
competition in the markets we serve, the Company's ability to carry
out its business strategy and the demand for temporary nurses.
Additional information concerning these and other important factors
can be found within the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Statements in the presentation should be
evaluated in light of these important factors. Although we believe
that these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we cannot
guarantee future results.

    CONTACT: Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc., Boca Raton
             Robert J. Adamson, 561-322-1303