I'm not POSITIVE that this is the hospital where this little boy is located, but if it is, the description the hospital provides on their website may explain why they were so ANXIOUS to just PULL THE PLUG?
http://www.hospitalsoup.com/ExternalWebFrame.asp?HospitalID=12629
On the website:
Bronx-Lebanon
Today, Bronx-Lebanon is the largest voluntary, not-for-profit health care system serving the South and Central Bronx, with 854 beds at two major hospital divisions (the Concourse and Fulton); a specialized nursing facility for AIDS and geriatrics patients; and an extensive “BronxCare” network of ambulatory medical practices that has reinforced Bronx-Lebanon’s essential role as “Doctor to the Community
What do you read on that description that is so sinister?