LIVE UPDATES: California hospitals contemplate rationing care amid coronavirus surge
California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus infection rate will exhaust resources and health care workers. Fast Facts Nearly 17,400 people were hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infections in the state Saturday Some hospitals have canceled non-essential elective surgeries, such as hip replacements, that might require beds which may soon be needed for COVID-19 patients.