Sigma Verification of Multicare Hospitals and Medical Clinics

The largest laboratory system to date has joined the Sigma VP program. Six laboratories from the Multicare health system in Washington state, USA.

Sigma Verification of the Laboratories of the Multicare Health System

Original Verification: November 30th, 2017
Duration of Verification: July 19th, 2022 through July 31st, 2023

"MultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 18,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers.

We’ve been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital. And today, we are the largest community-based, locally governed health system in the state of Washington."

2017 SigmaVP Multicare Dignitaries

Pictured here are Bill Robertson, President and CEO of Multicare Health System; Rob roth MD, Pathologist and Board Member; Sten Westgard; Florence Chang, EVP and COO; John Baker, the guiding force of this QC project; and John Joyce, VP of Ancillary Testing (Laboratory, Imaging, Respiratory)

2017 SigmaVP Multicare Allenmore

Allenmore Hospital

The following assays and instruments which were verified

Chemistry Assays Covington	AR1 – CI4100 Verified	AR2 – CI4100 Verified
Albumin	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Alk Phos	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
ALT	Four Sigma	Four Sigma
Amylase	-	Six Sigma
AST	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Direct	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Calcium	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Cholesterol	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine Kinase (CK)	-	Six Sigma
GGT	-	Six Sigma
Glucose	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
HDL	Five Sigma	Six Sigma
Iron	-	Six Sigma
LDH	-	Four Sigma
Lipase	-	Six Sigma
Magnesium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Phosphorous	Four Sigma	Five Sigma
Potassium	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
Protein, Total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Sodium	Four Sigma	-
Triglycerides	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Uric Acid	-	Six Sigma

Additional institutions are detailed here:

Chemistry Assays Allenmore	AR3 – CI4100 Verified	AR4 – CI4100 Verified
Albumin	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Alk Phos	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
ALT	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Amylase	-	Six Sigma
AST	Four Sigma	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Direct	-	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Calcium	Four Sigma	Five Sigma
Cholesterol	Six Sigma	-
Creatinine	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine Kinase (CK)	Six Sigma	-
GGT	-	Six Sigma
Glucose	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
HDL	Four Sigma	-
Iron	Five Sigma	-
Lipase	-	Six Sigma
Magnesium	Four Sigma	-
Phosphorous	Six Sigma	-
Potassium	-	Five Sigma
Protein, Total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Triglycerides	Six Sigma	-
Uric Acid	Six Sigma	-

Even more institutions and instruments:

Chemistry Assays Auburn	AR5 – CI4100 Verified	AR6 – CI4100 Verified
Albumin	Four Sigma	Five Sigma
Alk Phos	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
ALT	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Amylase	Six Sigma	-
AST	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Direct	Five Sigma	Four Sigma
Bilirubin, Total	Four Sigma	Four Sigma
Calcium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine Kinase (CK)	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
GGT	Six Sigma	-
Glucose	Five Sigma	Six Sigma
Lipase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Magnesium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Potassium	Five Sigma	Four Sigma
Protein, Total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Uric Acid	Six Sigma	Six Sigma

And more institutions:

Chemistry Assays Good Samaritan	AR7 – CI8200 Verified	AR8 – CI8200 Verified
Albumin	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
Alk Phos	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
ALT	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Amylase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
AST	Five Sigma	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Direct	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Calcium	Four Sigma	-
Cholesterol	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
Creatinine	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine Kinase (CK)	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
GGT	Six Sigma	-
Glucose	Five Sigma	Six Sigma
HDL	Five Sigma	-
Iron	Four Sigma	-
LDH	Four Sigma	-
Lipase	-	Six Sigma
Magnesium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Phosphorous	Four Sigma	-
Potassium	Five Sigma	Four Sigma
Protein, Total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Triglycerides	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Uric Acid	Six Sigma	Six Sigma

Still more institutions!!

Chemistry Assays Gig Harbor	AR9 – CI4100 Verified
Albumin	Six Sigma
Alk Phos	Six Sigma
ALT	Six Sigma
Amylase	Six Sigma
AST	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Total	Five Sigma
Cholesterol	Six Sigma
Creatinine	Six Sigma
Creatinine Kinase (CK)	Six Sigma
Glucose	Six Sigma
LDH	Four Sigma
Lipase	Six Sigma
Magnesium	Six Sigma
Phosphorous	Five Sigma
Potassium	Five Sigma
Protein, Total	Six Sigma
Sodium	Four Sigma
Triglycerides	Six Sigma
Uric Acid	Six Sigma

And the central cord lab institution:

Chemistry Assays Tacoma	IMC2 – C8000 Verified	IMC6 – C16000 Verified	IMC7 – C8000 Verified
Albumin	-	Six Sigma	-
Alk Phos	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
ALT	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Amylase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
AST	Six Sigma	Five Sigma	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Direct	-	Six Sigma	-
Bilirubin, Total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Calcium	-	Five Sigma	-
Cholesterol	-	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Creatinine	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine Kinase (CK)	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	-
GGT	Four Sigma	-	-
Glucose	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
HDL	-	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Iron	Four Sigma	-	Six Sigma
LDH	Four Sigma	-	-
Lipase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Magnesium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Phosphorous	Four Sigma	Four Sigma	Four Sigma
Potassium	Four Sigma	Four Sigma	-
Protein, Total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Triglycerides	-	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Uric Acid	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma

More data, now on immunoassay:

Immunoassay

Covington

AR1 – CI4100

Verified

TSH

Four Sigma

Immunoassays at Good Samaritan:

Immunoassay

Good Samaritan

AR7 – CI8200

Verified

AR8 – CI8200

Verified

TSH

Four Sigma

Immunoassay at Gig Harbor:

Immunoassay

Gig Harbor

AR9 – CI4100

Verified

TSH

Six Sigma

Immunoassay at Tacoma:

Immunoassay

Tacoma

IMC6 – C16000

Verified

TSH

Five Sigma

Hematology at Auburn:

Hematology Assays Auburn	XN1 – XN10 Verified
Hemoglobin	Six Sigma
Hematocrit	Four Sigma
MCV	Six Sigma
MCH	Six Sigma
Platelets	Five Sigma
RBC	Six Sigma
WBC	Five Sigma

Hematology at Tacoma:

Hematology Assays Tacoma	XN2 – XN10 Verified	XN3 – XN10 Verified	XN4 – XN10 Verified
Hemoglobin	Six Sigma	Four Sigma	Five Sigma
Hematocrit	Four Sigma	-	-
MCV	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
MCH	Six Sigma	Four Sigma	Six Sigma
MCHC	Five Sigma	Four Sigma	Five Sigma
Platelets	Four Sigma	Four Sigma	Four Sigma
RBC	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
WBC	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Reticulocyte	Four Sigma	-	-

Hematology at Allenmore:

Hematology Assays Allenmore	XN5 – XN10 Verified	XS2 – XS1000i Verified
Hemoglobin	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Hematocrit	Four Sigma	Four Sigma
MCV	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
MCH	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
MCHC	Four Sigma	Five Sigma
Platelets	Five Sigma	Six Sigma
RBC	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
WBC	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Reticulocyte	Four Sigma	-

Hematology at Good Samaritan:

Hematology Assays Good Samaritan	XN6 – XN10 Verified	XN7 – XN10 Verified
Hemoglobin	Four Sigma	-
MCV	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
MCH	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
MCHC	-	Four Sigma
Platelets	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
RBC	Six Sigma	Four Sigma
WBC	Six Sigma	Six Sigma

Hematology at Covington:

Hematology Assays Covington	XS1 – XS1000i Verified	XT1 – XT4000i Verified
Hemoglobin	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Hematocrit	Four Sigma	Four Sigma
MCV	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
MCH	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
MCHC	Five Sigma	Four Sigma
Platelets	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
RBC	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
WBC	Six Sigma	Six Sigma