May 8, 2026 at 11:49 am Updated May 8, 2026 at 12:06 pm The Laurelhurst Community Council is supporting Seattle Children’s hospital’s effort to end a review committee and reduce community oversight of helicopter landings, the two entities said in a joint statement Friday morning. “Children’s looks forward to future collaboration with the LCC, City of Seattle and community members and is thankful for the outpouring of support from the community,” the hospital and the council said in their joint statement. The statement comes after a since-deleted social media post went viral days ago. The post from someone who claimed to be a helicopter pilot had said that many patients have to land a mile away at an alternative pad and be transported by ambulance to the hospital. The committee, which reviews helicopter landings to ensure that they involve only “the most critically ill” patients, was created in 1992 under the terms of a conditional use permit set by the city.…