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Community representatives urge larger Sutter Health hospital capacity in public comment to Emeryville council
Summary
Speakers at the July 15 meeting urged the council and the EIR preparers to assume a larger hospital than the 225-bed figure discussed for a planned Sutter Health facility, citing Berkeley's 339-bed capacity as a comparison and urging the EIR to account for patient overflow and regional demand.
At the start of the regular meeting, a representative for SEIU UnitedHealthcare Workers told the City Council the environmental-review assumption of a 225-bed Sutter Health hospital is too small and urged the city and consultants to consider a larger facility in the EIR.
Doug Jones, political…
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