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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

Verification: November 30th, 2017
Duration of Verification: November 30th, 2017 through December 31st, 2018

"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

Assay	Core lab c8000 IMC2 Verified	Core Lab c16000 IMC6 Verified	Core Lab c8000 IMC7 Verified
Albumin	Six Sigma	Five Sigma	Six Sigma
Alkaline Phosphatase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Amylase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
ALT	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
AST	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Calcium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Cholesterol, total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Cholesterol, HDL	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine Kinase		Six Sigma	Six Sigma
GGT			Six Sigma
Glucose	Five Sigma	Six Sigma
Iron	Six Sigma		Six Sigma
Lactate	Six Sigma		Six Sigma
LDH		Five Sigma	Four Sigma
Lipase	Five Sigma	Five Sigma	Six Sigma
Magnesium	Six Sigma		Six Sigma
Phosphorous	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Potassium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Total Protein	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Triglycerides	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Uric Acid	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma

Additional institutions are detailed here:

Assay	GH c4000 AR9 Verified	GSH ci8200 AR7 Verified	GSH ci8200 AR8 Verified
Albumin	Five Sigma	Five Sigma	Four Sigma
Alkaline Phosphatase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Amylase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
ALT	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Four Sigma
AST	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Direct		Six Sigma	Four Sigma
Calcium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Cholesterol, total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Cholesterol, HDL	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine Kinase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
GGT			Six Sigma
Glucose	Six Sigma	Five Sigma	Six Sigma
Lactate		Six Sigma	Six Sigma
LDH	Five Sigma	Six Sigma
Lipase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Magnesium	Four Sigma	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
Phosphorous	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Potassium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Total Protein	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Triglycerides	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Uric Acid	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Assay	AMCH ci4100 AR5 Verified	AMCH ci4100 AR6 Verified	Allenmore ci8200 AR4 Verified
Albumin	Four Sigma	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
Alkaline Phosphatase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Amylase	Six Sigma		Six Sigma
ALT	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
AST	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Total			Five Sigma
Calcium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine Kinase	Six Sigma
GGT	Six Sigma		Six Sigma
Glucose	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Lactate	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
LDH	Four Sigma	Five Sigma	Four Sigma
Lipase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Magnesium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Phosphorous	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Potassium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Total Protein	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Uric Acid	Six Sigma	Six Sigma

Even more institutions and instruments:

Assay	Allenmore ci4100 AR3 Verified	Covington ci4100 AR2 Verified
Albumin	Six Sigma	Four Sigma
Alkaline Phosphatase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Amylase		Six Sigma
ALT	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
AST	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Calcium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Cholesterol, total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Cholesterol, HDL	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine Kinase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
GGT		Six Sigma
Glucose	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Iron		Six Sigma
Lactate		Six Sigma
LDH		Four Sigma
Lipase		Six Sigma
Magnesium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Phosphorous	Six Sigma	Four Sigma
Potassium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Total Protein	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
Triglycerides	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Urea Nitrogen
Uric Acid	Six Sigma	Six Sigma