COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US)

That's exactly what's going on. When health care workers complain about the lack of PPE, they're told "but that's the CDC guidelines - go see your patients."
Because I have someone in the know in California I will make this statement. They are using less effective gowns, home made masks stuff like this for cases where it is routine care here. They are saving the good stuff for dealing with actual coronavirus patients. They also have a process for those who come in to see who is just coming in for random things and who may potentially be an issue. If you come in with a broken arm, you’re not going to see the high level face masks and such being used.