Delnor Community Hospital Sigma Verification of Performance

The Delnor Community Hospital Laboratory achieved first Sigma Verification in March 2022.

The Delnor Community Hospital Laboratory Sigma Verification of Performance

Verification period: March 3rd 2022 through March 30th, 2023

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"Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital is an acute-care facility in Geneva, Illinois, with a regionally known, state-of-the-art cancer center and breast health center....

More than 600 physicians working in 80 medical specialties practice at Delnor Hospital, providing compassionate and comprehensive care to patients. Delnor Hospital has also earned Magnet® recognition*, the gold standard for nursing excellence, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center."

The Analytes which Achieved Verification

The vast majority of assays verified were chemistry.

Chemistry Assay	190393 DxC-A,DxI-A Verified	190397 DxC-B,DxI-B Verified
Albumin	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
Alk Phos	Six Sigma	Four Sigma
ALT	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Amylase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
AST	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Calcium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Chloride	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Cholesterol	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Creatinine Kinase	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Creatinine	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
GGT	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Glucose	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
HDL	Four Sigma	-
Lactate	Five Sigma	-
LDL	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
LDH	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Lithium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Lipase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Magnesium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Phosphorous	Four Sigma	Five Sigma
Potassium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Protein, Total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Sodium	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
Triglycerides	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Urea Nitrogen	Four Sigma	Four Sigma
Uric Acid	Six Sigma	Six Sigma

Immunoassay methods were also verified:

Immuno Assay	190393 DxC-A,DxI-A Verified	190397 DxC-B,DxI-B Verified
Carbemazepine	Four Sigma	Four Sigma
Digoxin	-	Four Sigma
hCG	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Phenobarbital	Five Sigma	Four Sigma
Phenytoin	Four Sigma	Four Sigma
PSA, Free	Five Sigma	Four Sigma
iPTH	-	Six Sigma
Theophylline	Four Sigma	Four Sigma
TSH	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Vancomycin	Six Sigma	Six Sigma

Finally, some urine assays were verified, too:

Urine Assay	190393 DxC-A,DxI-A Verified	190397 DxC-B,DxI-B Verified
Chloride, U	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine, U	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Potassium, U	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Protein, U	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Sodium, U	Six Sigma	Six Sigma