UMC Utrecht: how a teaching hospital folds robots, chatbots and pneumatic tubes into FM

Published: May 4, 2026

Facto Magazine

UMC Utrecht's facility organisation is layering smart-building technology across data, robotics and even pneumatic tube systems. Ellen Gijsbers, the hospital's manager of development and advice, explains how FM helps the wider transformation rather than chasing it from the side.

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