Results of the 1993 survey of the healthcare materiel management and central service professions.

Our 1993 professional survey showed materiel managers gearing for change, as they expect to see their ranks decrease in number but gain influence. Central service managers seem to be warily watching CS contract services. Salaries increased more for materiel managers than CS managers, though both showed some losses in some regions. Bed size again had a direct bearing on compensation, and those who made more tended to have more benefits. Benefits were lost by 14 percent of materiel managers and 21 percent of CS managers. Few of either group changed jobs. Materiel managers again reported in the largest numbers to finance and CS to materiel management, though this reporting structure seems to be weakening. Education gains were up for both groups, and membership to one or more associations was high for both groups. Materiel managers seem more satisfied with their jobs than they did last year, but CS managers seem decidely less satisfied.