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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 3

            INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

(Print or Type Responses)
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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

   Lewis                              Daniel                   J.
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   (Last)                            (First)              (Middle)

                               1108 S.E. 14th Ave.
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                                    (Street)

   Deerfield Park                      FL                   33441
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   (City)                            (State)                (Zip)

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2.   Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)

   As of 10/24/01
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3.   IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)


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4.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

   Cross Country, Inc. (CCRN)
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5.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     [_]  Director                             [_]  10% Owner
     [X]  Officer (give title below)           [_]  Other (specify below)

Controller
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6.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)


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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing  (Check applicable line)

     [X]  Form Filed by One Reporting Person

     [_]  Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

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             Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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                                                                 3. Ownership Form:
                                      2. Amount of Securities       Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security                     Beneficially Owned         Indirect (I)       4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
   (Instr. 4)                            (Instr. 4)                 (Instr. 5)            (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock                              8,065                         D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
          owned directly or indirectly.
*    If the Form is filed by more than one  Reporting  Person,  see  Instruction
     5(b)(v).

              Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of
              information contained in this form are not required to
              respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB
              Number.

                                                                          (Over)
                                                                  SEC 1473(3-99)




FORM 3 (continued)

              Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
         (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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                                                                                                        5. Owner-
                                                    3. Title and Amount of Securities                      ship
                                                       Underlying Derivative Security                      Form of
                         2. Date Exercisable           (Instr. 4)                                          Derivative
                            and Expiration Date     ---------------------------------    4. Conver-        Security:
                            (Month/Day/Year)                               Amount           sion or        Direct      6. Nature of
                         ----------------------                            or               Exercise       (D) or         Indirect
                         Date       Expira-                                Number           Price of       Indirect       Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative   Exer-      tion                                   of               Derivative     (I)            Ownership
   Security (Instr. 4)   cisable    Date            Title                  Shares           Security       (Instr. 5)     (Instr. 5)
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Employee Stock Option      (1)    12/16/09        Common Stock             32,052               (2)            D
(right to buy)
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Employee Stock Option
(right to buy)             (3)    12/16/09        Common Stock              7,542                $7.75         D
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Explanation of Responses:

(1) The option is subject to the vesting schedule set forth in the Cross
Country, Inc. Amended and Restated Equity Participation Plan. 16,026 shares are
immediately exercisable. The option will be exercisable as to 20,033 shares as
of June 16, 2002, 24,039 shares as of December 16, 2002, 28,046 shares as of
June 16, 2003, and 32,052 shares as of December 16, 2003.

(2) Pursuant to the Cross Country, Inc. Amended and Restated Equity
Participation Plan, the first tranche of 5,736 shares will be exercisable at
$7.75 per share, the second tranche of 10,796 shares will be exercisable at
$11.62 per share, the third tranche of 10,796 shares will be exercisable at
$15.50 per share, the fourth tranche of 2,362 shares will be exercisable at
$19.37 per share and the remaining tranche of 2,362 shares will be exercisable
at $23.25 per share.

(3) The option is subject to the vesting schedule set forth in the Cross
Country, Inc. Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan. The option is
immediately exercisable as to 3,771 shares. The option will be exercisable as to
5,657 shares as of December 16, 2002, 7,542 as of December 16, 2003.


Daniel J. Lewis

/s/ Daniel J. Lewis                                              5/7/02
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      **Signature of Reporting Person                             Date

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     Violations.
     See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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