California hospital struggles to keep pace with the pandemic Scott Wilson, The Washington Post Dec. 18, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 15 1of15Ambulances arrive at the St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif. on Dec. 13, 2020.Washington Post photo by Michael S. WilliamsonShow MoreShow Less 2of15An ambulance leaves a suburban area en route to the nearby St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif. on December 12, 2020.Washington Post photo by Michael S. WilliamsonShow MoreShow Less 3of15 4of15A team of nurses perform the prone positioning maneuver on a critically ill patient.Washington Post photo by Michael S. WilliamsonShow MoreShow Less 5of15A respiratory therapist carries oxygen tanks, as she rushes to a nearby hallway full of Covid 19 patients at the St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif.Washington Post photo by Michael S. WilliamsonShow MoreShow Less