Can would-be buyer afford to take over more Chicago-area hospitals?

Insight Health Systems is interested in rescuing two closed Chicago-area hospitals, even as its hospital in Chicago appears to be struggling. Since buying historic Mercy Hospital in 2021 for $1 — keeping it from closing — and changing its name to Insight Hospital and Medical Center, the hospital has consistently lost money, according to its tax returns. Located in Bronzeville, Insight had a nearly $30 million loss in 2024, its most recent records show. And Insight Hospital has received about…