Heights Hospital in Houston filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection June 1, according to court documents. 

Insight, the buyer of Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Chicago, plans to invest $50 million in the facility that was once slated to close, according to Bloomberg. 

Thirty-three percent of hospital executives said their organization's average rate of insurance claims that are denied is in the "danger zone," meaning it is more than 10 percent, according to survey results released June 1 by consulting firm Harmony Healthcare.

Eleven hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.

Most insurers voluntarily waived co-pays, deductibles and other cost-sharing for hospitalized COVID-19 patients in 2020, but many began charging again in early 2021. Without waivers, Americans hospitalized for COVID-19 may face hospital bills totaling thousands of dollars, according to a study published May 30 in the medical preprint journal medRXiv. 

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CFOs.

University of California Irvine Health received a $20 million gift to support its $1.2 billion hospital campus that will house a 144-bed acute care facility, ambulatory care center and cancer center.

In the past year, cost was a bigger factor driving Americans to skip recommended healthcare than fear of contracting COVID-19, according to a report released June 1 by Patientco, a revenue cycle management company focusing on patient payment technology.

After operating for more than 30 years, Cancer Treatment Centers of America closed its hospital in Tulsa, Okla., according to News On 6.

Insight, the buyer of Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Chicago, has agreed to keep the hospital open through at least 2029, according to a May 28 Bloomberg report. 

Phoenix-based Banner Health saw its operating income more than double in the first quarter of 2021, attributed in part to millions in COVID-19 aid, according to recently released financial results. 

Some unvaccinated Americans are opting out of COVID-19 shots because they're worried about receiving a surprise bill, even though Congress has banned all pharmacies and healthcare providers from charging for COVID-19 vaccines, The New York Times reported June 1.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC saw its net income reach $574 million in the first quarter of 2021, a more than $1.2 billion increase over the net loss of $653 million recorded in the same quarter last year, according to recently released financial results. 

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a vice president of finance and business management for Morgan Health, its new healthcare company focused on improving the quality of healthcare in the U.S.

Geisinger, a nine-hospital and 126-clinic system based in Danville, Pa., saw its revenue decline in the first quarter of 2021 but ended the period with an operating gain, according to its financial report released this week. 

A New York private equity firm quadrupled its money, making around an $800 million profit from its initial investment to buy six struggling hospitals, Bloomberg reported May 27.  

Although St. Louis-based Ascension ended the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 with an operating loss, nonoperating gains pushed the health system to record a sizable net income in the period, according to recently released financial results. 

With the healthcare workforce under duress, health systems are focused on retention by investing in their people and thinking about how to provide services with reduced staff if necessary. 

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health is launching a $500 million fundraising campaign that will raise money to transform facilities and boost research capabilities, the health system said May 25. 

Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.