NGHA Riyadh becomes not just the first laboratory in Saudi Arabia to achieve verification, but more broadly is the first laboratory in the Middle East to do so.  More than 130 assays on multiple instruments.

National Guard Hospital Administration Riyadh - Sigma Verification of Performance

Verification: May 5th, 2016
Duration of Verification: May 5th, 2016 through June 1, 2017

In May, Westgard QC was pleased to verify the first NGHA hospital in Saudi Arabia.

King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, with a bed capacity of 1501, commenced its operations in May 1983. Since then, it has continued expanding, while providing services for a rapidly growing patient population in all of its catchments areas. Today, King Fahad National Guard Hospital has evolved to be part of the King Abdulaziz Medical City with many other prominent medical centers. Since its inauguration in February 2001; and within a short period, KAMC has been recognized as a distinguished healthcare provider.

The verification was completed on a number of ARCHITECT instruments, which were internally names APS, Integration, and Statlab and Kasch laboratories. The analytes verified include

• Albumin (APS 1 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Alkaline Phosphatase (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• ALT (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Amylase (APS 1 c16000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• AST (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• CO2 (Integration c16000, Statlab c8200)
• Bilirubin, Direct (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Bilirubin, Total (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Calcium (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Chloride (APS 2 c16000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200)
• Creatinine (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Creatinine Kinase (CK) (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Cholesterol (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Glucose (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• GGT (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• HDL (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Kasch c8200)
• LDL (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Kasch c8200)
• Lactate (APS 1 c16000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• LDH (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Magnesium (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Phosphorous (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Potassium (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Total Protein (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Triglycerides (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Urea Nitrogen (APS 2 c16000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)
• Uric Acid (APS 1 c16000, APS 2 c16000, APS 3 c8000, Integration c16000, Statlab c8200, Kasch c8200)

Performance of NGHA Riyadh

This represents the largest set of instruments and largest set of assays, more than 130 assays.

Congratulations to NGHA Riyadh Laboratory on their accomplishment.