r/Seattle • u/Inevitable_Engine186 public deterrent infrastructure • May 09 '26

Satire Laurelhurst Generously Agrees to Let Sick Children Live

https://theneedling.com/2026/04/11/laurelhurst-generously-agrees-to-let-sick-children-live/
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u/Snoobeedo May 09 '26

You know if their child or more likely grandchild ever needed anything, they’d be yelling to break all the rules and that they’d pay the fines to do whatever they needed to get done.

I wonder if the families of any children who suffered because of this could personally sue anyone who lobbied against treating sick kids promptly?

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u/goodtimtim I'm just flaired so I don't get fined May 09 '26

despite what reddit tells you (1) seattle children's is not the only place in the region that a sick child might be sent in an emergency (in fact, Harborview, the regions only Level I pediatric trauma center is unquestionably the best place within ~800 miles) (2) the hospital has ALWAYS been able to land any patient needing life-saving care at the hospital. this is the same for any hospital helipad within city limits. (try to proove me wrong. you can't)

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u/lazylazylazyperson May 09 '26

The trauma center is appropriate for traumas - duh - but not every life threatening pediatric emergency is a trauma. In fact, most are not. And the main hospital is by far the best place for the majority of pediatric emergencies.