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Nurses, unions urge transparency and service guarantees as Sutter outlines Emeryville hospital plan
Summary
Nurses, SEIU and other labor representatives told the Emeryville City Council they want Sutter Health to commit to preserving safety-net services, labor protections and local access as the system advances plans for a proposed $1 billion Emeryville medical complex.
Registered nurses and union representatives urged the Emeryville City Council on Tuesday to press Sutter Health for more transparency and commitments to keep safety-net services in the East Bay as the health system advances plans for a proposed $1 billion medical complex in Emeryville.
The concerns came during the meeting's public-comment period, where multiple speakers who identified themselves as Sutter employees or union representatives described prior hospital closures and service reductions that, they said, harmed working-class and historically underserved communities.
"Sutter needs to be transparent and engage all impacted stakeholders, such as patients, their employees, and the greater community that will be affected," said Ellie Friedman, a registered nurse at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and a member of the California Nurses Association. "Sutter has not been transparent with us…
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