FYI, there have been slightly less than 800 cases on Influenza in the Entire USA since March
Hospitals in the Los Angeles area have been closing for years. I am far from an expert (now live in TX - yea!), but if there is a shortage of beds then it’s not from too many flu patients, it’s from a decrease in the number of hospitals. This reduction has been going on for awhile (20 years maybe). Like its water, power and forests, CA lacks proper management of medical resources. It has maybe half the acute care beds than NY or Penn. Boutique full-service hospitals have increased (if you have the $$), but these you will never see and don’t even know you are driving by them. “In all, 27 acute care hospitals closed their doors statewide between 2001 and 2007. But 11 of those, representing 58% of the licensed beds in the state that closed, were in one county: Los Angeles...” Link to report is here: https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/strategy/california-has-fewer-acute-care-beds-population-other-big-states