After thirty years of a deep recession, the government began looking for every way to cut down their spending. They had already cut down on government aid, squeezed out all the taxes they could get from the citizens, and had even stopped giving out food stamps. Now they were looking at the hospitals. Deciding that some of the younger patients didn't need much supervision, they made artificial islands for them and told their  families they'd be taken care of. However, that was not their true intent.