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 20, 2004



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



           Delaware                       1-31299               65-0865171
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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
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 561-322-1300
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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure

     Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference is a copy of a press
release of Medical  Staffing  Network  Holdings,  Inc.,  dated October 20, 2004,
announcing the Company's intent to webcast its third quarter conference call.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

               (a) Not Applicable.

               (b) Not Applicable.

               (c) Exhibits:

                    99.1   Press Release dated October 20, 2004.

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 7.01 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 20, 2004             MEDICAL STAFFING NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC.



                                    By: /s/ Larry McPherson
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                                        Larry McPherson
                                        Chief Financial Officer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description
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99.1              Press Release dated October 20, 2004.

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                  Medical Staffing Network Holdings to Discuss
                      Third Quarter Earnings on November 4

    BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2004--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 26, 2004, after the market closes on Wednesday, November 3,
2004. The Company's management will host a conference call and webcast
to discuss the earnings release at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on
Thursday, November 4, 2004.
    To listen to the call, participants should dial 1-888-793-1753
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 21209800. A replay will be
available from 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, November 4, until
6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 5, 2004. 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 an hour 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., Boca Raton
             Robert J. Adamson, 561-322-1303
             www.msnhealth.com