<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001012975-14-000363.txt : 20140623 <SEC-HEADER>0001012975-14-000363.hdr.sgml : 20140623 <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20140603165623 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001012975-14-000363 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140601 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140603 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140603 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001141103 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-HELP SUPPLY SERVICES [7363] IRS NUMBER: 134066229 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6551 PARK OF COMMERCE BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: BOCA RATON STATE: FL ZIP: 33487 BUSINESS PHONE: 8003472264 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6551 PARK COMMERCE BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: BOCA RATON STATE: FL ZIP: 33487 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CROSS COUNTRY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010521 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MASTALER RICHARD M CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001219892 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-33169 FILM NUMBER: 14888228 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7990 ENTRADA DE LUZ EAST CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92127 </SEC-HEADER> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>4 <SEQUENCE>1 <FILENAME>edgar.xml <DESCRIPTION>PRIMARY DOCUMENT <TEXT> <XML> <?xml version="1.0"?> <ownershipDocument> <schemaVersion>X0306</schemaVersion> <documentType>4</documentType> <periodOfReport>2014-06-01</periodOfReport> <issuer> <issuerCik>0001141103</issuerCik> <issuerName>CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC</issuerName> <issuerTradingSymbol>CCRN</issuerTradingSymbol> </issuer> <reportingOwner> <reportingOwnerId> <rptOwnerCik>0001219892</rptOwnerCik> <rptOwnerName>MASTALER RICHARD M</rptOwnerName> </reportingOwnerId> <reportingOwnerAddress> <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1> <rptOwnerStreet2>6551 PARK OF COMMERCE BLVD., N.W.</rptOwnerStreet2> <rptOwnerCity>BOCA RATON</rptOwnerCity> <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState> <rptOwnerZipCode>33487</rptOwnerZipCode> <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> </reportingOwnerAddress> <reportingOwnerRelationship> <isDirector>1</isDirector> <isOfficer>0</isOfficer> <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner> <isOther>0</isOther> </reportingOwnerRelationship> </reportingOwner> <nonDerivativeTable> <nonDerivativeTransaction> <securityTitle> <value>Common Stock (restricted)</value> <footnoteId id="F1"/> </securityTitle> <transactionDate> <value>2014-06-01</value> </transactionDate> <transactionCoding> <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType> <transactionCode>A</transactionCode> <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved> </transactionCoding> <transactionAmounts> <transactionShares> <value>17331</value> </transactionShares> <transactionPricePerShare> <value>0</value> </transactionPricePerShare> <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> <value>A</value> </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> </transactionAmounts> <postTransactionAmounts> <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> <value>47893</value> </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> </postTransactionAmounts> <ownershipNature> <directOrIndirectOwnership> <value>D</value> </directOrIndirectOwnership> <natureOfOwnership> <value></value> </natureOfOwnership> </ownershipNature> </nonDerivativeTransaction> </nonDerivativeTable> <footnotes> <footnote id="F1">The restricted shares of common stock will vest in three equal installments. The installments will vest on June 1, 2015, June 1, 2016 and June 1, 2017.</footnote> </footnotes> <remarks></remarks> <ownerSignature> <signatureName>/s/ Richard M. Mastaler</signatureName> <signatureDate>2014-06-03</signatureDate> </ownerSignature> </ownershipDocument> </XML> </TEXT> </DOCUMENT> </SEC-DOCUMENT>