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):

                                January 21, 2005



                     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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
           Appointment of Principal Officers.

(b) As of January 21, 2005, Scott F. Hilinski  resigned as a member of the Board
of Directors of Medical Staffing Network  Holdings,  Inc. ( the "Company").  Mr.
Hilinski did not resign as a result of any disagreement with the Company.

(d) On January 21, 2005,  the Board of Directors  of the Company  elected  David
Wester to the Board of Directors of the Company.  Mr. Wester will join the Board
of Directors  effective as of January 21, 2005. Mr. Wester  currently  serves as
the  President  of VITAS  Healthcare  Corporation.  The Board of  Directors  has
determined that Mr. Wester is an independent director within the meaning of NYSE
Rule 303A.  Mr. Wester has also been elected to the  Compensation  Committee and
the  Nominating  and Corporate  Governance  Committee of the Board of Directors.
There were no  arrangements or  understandings  between Mr. Wester and any other
person  pursuant to which he was selected as a director,  and there are and have
been no  transactions,  either since the beginning of the Company's  last fiscal
year or that are currently  proposed,  regarding Mr. Wester that are required to
be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

               (a) Not Applicable.

               (b) Not Applicable.

               (c) Exhibits:

                    99.1   Press Release dated January 21, 2005









                                    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:  January 21, 2005             MEDICAL STAFFING NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC.



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






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description
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99.1              Press Release dated January 21, 2005.

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

   David Wester Joins Board of Directors of Medical Staffing Network Holdings

     BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 21, 2005--Medical Staffing
Network Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:MRN) today announced that David Wester has been
appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Concurrently with Mr. Wester's
appointment to the Board, Scott Hilinski has announced his resignation from the
Board.
     Mr. Wester has been the President of VITAS Healthcare Corporation since
2002 and served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 1997. Mr. Wester
previously served as Executive Vice President for Foundation Health, a Florida
Health Plan, Inc. company, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Care Florida, Inc. (formerly Heritage Health Plan). Mr. Wester began
his career with Price Waterhouse. Mr. Wester is a Certified Public Accountant
and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Financial Executives
Institute and Treasury Management Association.
     "We are very pleased to have David join our Board of Directors," commented
Robert J. Adamson, Chairman and Chief Executive officer of Medical Staffing
Network Holdings. "David brings more than 20 years of healthcare industry
experience to the Company's Board. We look forward to the valuable guidance he
will provide. Scott Hilinski's expanding commitments at the investment firm,
Nautic Partners, requires that he reduce the number of boards on which he
serves. The Company thanks Scott for the invaluable contributions he has made
during his more than six years as a member of our Board."

     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.


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