https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sutter-abandons-plan-for-new-emeryville-hospital-pitched-as-replacement-for-alta-batesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sutter-abandons-plan-for-new-emeryville-hospital-pitched-as-replacement-for-alta-bateshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sutter-abandons-plan-for-new-emeryville-hospital-pitched-as-replacement-for-alta-bates#u181995Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:11:38 +0000Sutter Health has canceled its controversial $1 billion plan to build a 200-bed hospital in Emeryville that was pitched to replace the aging Alta Bates campus in Berkeley. The healthcare network cited regulatory uncertainty, litigation risks, and barriers under the California Environmental Quality Act after spending $450 million on the project. Sutter now plans to build only an outpatient care hub at the Emeryville site while searching for alternative locations in the East Bay for a new hospital. State Senator Jesse Arreguín blasted the decision, while some local residents welcomed it.Why it m