California is opening temporary field hospitals to help with overflow patients as COVID-19 surges fill intensive care units across the state. On Tuesday, the California Department of Public Health said available ICU capacity in Southern California was just 1.7%, down from 2.7% a day earlier. The situation was particularly grim in Riverside County, which was at zero available ICU capacity as of Tuesday. Vohra said the staffing shortages in Fresno County already feel similar to what New York City faced in the spring. The state also has a site for patients from the California Department of State Hospitals, which has 43 of 46 available beds filled to treat patients.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 16, 2020 17:20 UTC