Foreword of the Executive Board
Annual report 2024: Your question, our answer
2024 was a year of hard work and determination for UMC Utrecht. An intense year in which we continued as one organization to build the healthcare of tomorrow. We progressed towards our new organization in 2026. Only by working together can we make a difference. It is our joint mission to deliver the best healthcare, do groundbreaking research, and train people for the future. As one UMC Utrecht. We are proud of and grateful for each person’s effort. Because our colleagues are the people who make UMC Utrecht what it is.
Listening as a guiding principle
This year we are not just bringing out any annual report, but an annual report that is based on the questions you asked us . Because at UMC Utrecht we see people. And that starts with listening, being interested, and truly paying attention. To each other, to patients, and to society. Only by knowing what is going on, can we be in line with what is really needed. We can thus show how we focus on our societal tasks, how we contribute to a sustainable habitat, and how we are working on good governance. But above all, you can read in this report how we make an impact. Through healthcare, education, and research that contribute thereto.
Patients are central
Thanks to intensified collaboration between specialties, we have managed to deploy the capacity in our operating rooms in a smarter way. As a result, waiting times are shorter and patients are helped faster. We are also proud of having maintained pediatric cardiology: in the Network for Congenital Heart Defects (Netwerk Aangeboren Hartafwijkingen), we are working with four UMCs on differentiating care with a fantastic team. Faced with the challenge of a growing demand for healthcare, we are also increasingly focusing on transmural, digital healthcare supply through technological innovations - such as the use of AI. Often in close collaboration with our regional partners.
Education and research on the move
With The New Utrecht School we are seeking connections with various perspectives. For education and research, but also elsewhere in the organization. This is demonstrated in a new curriculum for a number of our training programs.
Our pioneering spirit transpires in the research that we are accelerating at UMC Utrecht, and with which we are making a real contribution to societal challenges. Education as well as research remain important for all our employees in the organization. From our unique position in the Utrecht Science Park, we are working together on valorization that differentiates us.
Sustainability
Looking at our societal task, we are moving towards an energy-neutral UMC Utrecht and are increasingly integrating sustainability in healthcare, in research, and in education. Sustainability is also an essential topic in our new constructions, where we have made an impressive new start with our renovation plans. A great milestone was the start of renovations at the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital.
Towards 2025
We are working towards a new organization, as we want to be well prepared for the challenges of the future. We are doing this by creating an organizational model in which we can more efficiently deploy people and resources. In this, we remain true to our essence: good healthcare, valuable research, and education with impact. In all of this, it is important to keep listening to our people. Because by making room for different perspectives, we are creating a safe and dynamic environment. We continue to listen. Because every person counts.
The Executive Board of UMC Utrecht
Carina Hilders
Arno Hoes
Josefien Kursten
Remco van Lunteren
