Hospitals continue taking serious precautions despite drop in COVID-19 patients and last updated 2021-05-03 21:31:37-04 With California hospitalizations at an all-time low due to COVID-19, local hospitals are still taking serious precautions in response to the virus. More people receiving their vaccinations has led to fewer COVID-19 patients seen by local hospitals. Sierra Vista Hospital House Supervisor Lisa Shaner said, âWe certainly feel safer here, but we still donât let our guard down.â Sierra Vista Hospital Chief Nursing Officer Arthur Dominguez Jr. said, âWeâre starting to see a decrease in patients that are sick enough to be admitted versus before in January and February where we were seeing a peak.â