8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549




                                    FORM 8-K





                                 Current Report


                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

                                October 16, 2003



                     MEDICAL STAFFING NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



           Delaware                       1-31299               06-0865171
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 (State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
         incorporation)                                     Identification No.)



                901 Yamato Road, Suite 110, Boca Raton, FL 33431
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 561-322-1300











Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)    Exhibits.

             99.1     Press Release dated October 16, 2003.

Item 9.     Regulation FD Disclosure.

            On October 16, 2003, the registrant issued a press release, a copy
of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Limitation on Incorporation by Reference

            In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the
information in this report (including the exhibit) is furnished pursuant to Item
9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities
of that Section, unless we specifically incorporate it by reference in a
document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. The filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K is not an admission as to
the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be
disclosed solely by Regulation FD.









                                    SIGNATURE

           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



Date:  October 16, 2003                  MEDICAL STAFFING NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC.



                                         By: /s/ Kevin S. Little
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Kevin S. Little
                                            Chief Financial Officer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description

99.1              Press Release dated October 16, 2003

EX-99

                                                                  Exhibit 99.1

             Medical Staffing Network Holdings To Discuss
                 Third Quarter Earnings on November 7


    BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2003--Medical Staffing
Network Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:MRN), a leading healthcare staffing
company and the largest provider of per diem nurse staffing services,
today announced that it will report its earnings for the third quarter
ended September 28, 2003, after the market closes on Thursday,
November 6, 2003. The Company's management will host a conference call
and webcast to discuss the earnings release at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time
on Friday, November 7, 2003.
    To listen to the call, participants should dial 1-800-633-8580
approximately ten minutes prior to the start time of the call. A
telephonic replay of the call may be accessed by dialing
1-800-633-8284 and entering access code 21161055. The replay will be
available from 1:00 p.m. Eastern time until midnight on Friday,
November 7, 2003. The conference call will also be available through
the Company's website at www.msnhealth.com or at
www.fulldisclosure.com. A 30-day online replay will be available
approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live
broadcast.

    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.


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