Seattle Children’s says Laurelhurst council supports ending helicopter landing committee

Agreement reached in debate over Seattle Children’s emergency helicopter landings

Helicopter noise over a quiet Seattle neighborhood may soon give way to a clearer priority: getting critically ill children to medical care as quickly as possib

Seattle Children's and Laurelhurst neighborhood agree to change controversial helicopter landing policy

Seattle Children’s Hospital and the Laurelhurst Community Council have agreed to revisit a decades-old agreement governing landings of helicopter transport flights in the neighborhood. The announcement came Friday in a joint statement from the hospital and council.

Seattle Children’s hospital looks to end reviews of helicopter landings

The Laurelhurst Community Council is supporting Seattle Children's hospital's effort to reduce community oversight of helicopter landings, the two entities said.

Laurelhurst community agrees to ‘fully support’ Seattle Children’s helicopter landing efforts

The Laurelhurst Community Council has agreed to “fully support” Seattle Children’s as it seeks city approval to end the Medical Review Committee for helicopter landings, according to a joint statement released Friday morning.

Laurelhurst Community Council Will Support Ending Policy that Reduces Helicopter Landings at Seattle Children’s Hospital

For more than 30 years, Seattle Children’s Hospital has abided by a voluntary agreement with the Laurelhurst Community Council (LCC) and the city to restrict  which medevac helicopter flights carrying sick children can land directly at the hospital to the most serious cases. A Reddit post last week brought this long-standing agreement to the public’s attention. A Stranger report this week showcased how, starting during the pandemic, the LCC had …

Seattle Children’s says Laurelhurst council supports ending helicopter landing committee

The dispute centers on a decades-old agreement balancing emergency care and neighborhood noise.