Her Story
About Brooke
Brooke Bohme, MBA, P.E., CHFM, LEED AP, is a healthcare executive and facilities engineering leader with approximately 21 years of experience spanning hospital design, engineering, construction, facility operations, and infrastructure leadership. She currently serves as Vice President of Facilities at Children's Health, where she leads facilities engineering activation for a major replacement hospital project and is responsible for building systems and infrastructure operational readiness, staffing models, maintenance programs, technology frameworks, and long-term facilities operations. Her leadership also encompasses facilities teams and strategic partnerships across clinical, operational, and construction stakeholders.
Before moving into executive healthcare facilities leadership, Brooke spent approximately 12 years as a design consulting engineer focused on hospital mechanical systems before transitioning to the healthcare system side. At Children's Health, she progressed through increasingly senior engineering and facilities leadership positions, including Senior Construction Project Manager, Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering, and Senior Director of Facility Engineering. Her experience includes capital infrastructure planning, MEP systems, facility condition assessments, hospital design and construction, building automation, energy management, and digital transformation. She also spearheaded implementation of the organization's first facilities digital twin and has led major infrastructure and capital planning initiatives.
Brooke combines technical engineering expertise with business and executive leadership, supported by a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from the University of Kansas and an MBA from The University of Arizona Global Campus. She is a licensed Professional Engineer, Certified Healthcare Facility Manager, and LEED Accredited Professional, and has also held Certified Energy Manager credentials. She is actively involved with professional organizations including the American Society for Healthcare Engineering and Texas American Healthcare Facility Management. Her leadership philosophy is grounded in curiosity, collaboration, communication, and relationship building, while her career journey demonstrates the value of remaining open to opportunities beyond one's original professional path.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Brooke
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to curiosity, communication, collaboration, and relationship building. Curiosity has encouraged me to explore different approaches and find solutions to complex challenges rather than relying on a single way of thinking. Strong communication and collaboration have been equally important throughout my career, particularly when working across engineering, clinical, operational, construction, and leadership teams. I have also learned that relationships matter tremendously in this industry. Building trust and maintaining strong professional connections have opened doors, created opportunities, and helped me accomplish things that would not have been possible alone.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would encourage young women to remain open to opportunities and never put themselves into a single professional “bucket.” For many years, I believed that my only path was to be an engineer, so my eventual transition into healthcare facility leadership was unexpected. Looking back, it became one of the best things that happened in my career. I encourage women entering the industry to remain curious, explore different career paths, and be willing to pursue opportunities that may take them in directions they did not originally anticipate.
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