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| Toby Orme (l) received the 2011 Indiana Society of Hospital Engineers' "Engineer of the Year" award. Photo courtesy of ISHE |
INDIANAPOLIS
– Toby Orme, director of engineering at Franciscan St. Francis Health, will
retire after more than four decades of service.
He
will be honored by his colleagues and staff at an open house slated for 1 p.m.,
Friday, Aug. 3, in the auditorium at the hospital’s Indianapolis campus, 8111
S. Emerson Ave.
Orme
began his career in November 1971 as assistant director of engineering. He
previously had worked as a test engineer for Douglas Aircraft in California and
as project engineer for Allison Division of General Motors.
He
was promoted to his current position in 1980, succeeding Carl Hancock. In that
role, he oversaw the maintenance of all hospital facilities at Beech Grove and
Indianapolis, which was opened in 1995. Orme is credited as being a strong
advocate for using back-up resources for utilities and critical hospital
systems to minimize downtime.
“Toby
was involved in finishing construction of the original tower building at our
former Beech Grove hospital and has played a leading role in virtually every
construction and renovation project,” said Roger Barksdale, vice president of ancillary
services. “His depth of knowledge, experience and forward-thinking will be
missed.”
Orme,
an Indianapolis resident, is past president of the Indiana Society of Hospital
Engineers. In 2011, he was honored by the society as “Engineer of the Year.”
