5 hospitals that gained, lost residency accreditations in 2019

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Numerous hospitals have either lost or won accreditation for physician residency programs from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education this year.

Here's a breakdown of Becker's coverage:

Note: This is not an exhaustive list.

1. Detroit Medical Center's neurosurgery training program lost its accreditation in November.

2. Wheeling, W.Va.-based Ohio Valley Medical Center closed 4, ending internal medicine, emergency medicine and combined internal medicine-emergency medicine programs at the hospital.

3. Annapolis, Md.-based Anne Arundel Medical Center in October gained accreditation to launch an internal medicine residency program. The first cohort will start July 1.

4. Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health regained approval for its emergency medicine residency program in September.

5. Albuquerque, N.M.-based UNM Health lost accreditation for its neurosurgery residency program in October due in part to a complex patient population and faculty turnover.

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