Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN) said its third-quarter earnings fell 84 percent, but the company added that it is seeing demand increase for its nursing contracting services.

The need for nursing professionals continue to grow even as profits decline for healthcare companies. Despite low earning Cross Country Healthcare Inc. did comment that there has been an increase in demand for nurses.  They do not believe it is H1N1 or flu related due to the fact that the demand has increased across a number of specialities.  The challenge now for Cross Country, and a lot of other similar companies, is to recruit enough qualified nurses to keep up with the demand. 

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