Laurelhurst Community Council Isn’t Sure Helicopters Needed to Land Sick Kids at the Hospital

Laurelhurst Community Council Isn’t Sure Helicopters Needed to Land Sick Kids at the Hospital

Last week, the Seattle subreddit dredged up a long-time drama between the Laurelhurst neighborhood and Seattle Children’s Hospital about its helicopters.  Seattle Children’s is the go-to specialized pediatric care center for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. When children from near and far away need urgent treatment, they’ll get swooped up by a helicopter and taken to Seattle Children’s. This, the affluent North Seattle neighborho…