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NGHA Riyadh Sigma Verification of Performance

NGHA Riyadh becomes not just the first laboratory in Saudi Arabia to consistently attain Sigma verification, but more broadly is the first laboratory in the Middle East to do so. NGHA Riyadh started their first verification with more than 130 assays on multiple instruments. Now they have expanded to more than 175 assays.

National Guard Hospital Administration Riyadh - Sigma Verification of Performance

Original Verification: May 5th, 2016
Duration of Current Verification: Juyl 1st, 2019 through August 30th, 2020

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:

Chemistry Assay	C16200 399177	C16000 APS1 330284	C16000 APS2 294551
Albumin	Five Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
ALT	Four Sigma	Four Sigma	Five Sigma
Alkaline Phosphatase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Amylase	Six Sigma	-	Six Sigma
AST	Five Sigma	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
Bilirubin, Direct	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
CO2	-	-	-
Creatinine Kinase (CK)	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Calcium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Chloride	-	Five Sigma	Four Sigma
Cholesterol	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine	Four Sigma	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
GGT	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Glucose	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Iron	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
HDL	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
LDL	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Lactate	Six Sigma	-	Six Sigma
Lipase	Six Sigma	-	-
Magnesium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Phosphorous	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Potassium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Four Sigma
Transferin	-	-	-
Total Protein	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Four Sigma
Triglycerides	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
UIBC	Five Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Urea Nitrogen	-	Four Sigma	-
Uric Acid	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma

Additional chemistry instruments re-verified:

Chemistry Assay	C8200 855152	C4000 964089	C8000 778802
Albumin	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
ALT	Five Sigma	Four Sigma	Six Sigma
Alkaline Phosphatase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Amylase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
AST	Five Sigma	Four Sigma	Four Sigma
Bilirubin, Direct	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
CO2	Four Sigma	-	Four Sigma
Creatinine Kinase (CK)	Six Sigma	Five Sigma	Six Sigma
Calcium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Chloride	Four Sigma	Five Sigma	Four Sigma
Cholesterol	-	-	Six Sigma
Creatinine	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
GGT	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Glucose	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Iron	-	-	Six Sigma
HDL	-	-	Six Sigma
LDL	-	-	Six Sigma
Lactate	-	Six Sigma	-
Lipase	Six Sigma	-	Six Sigma
Magnesium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Phosphorous	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Potassium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Transferin	-	-	-
Total Protein	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Triglycerides	-	-	Six Sigma
UIBC	-	-	-
Urea Nitrogen	-	Six Sigma	Four Sigma
Uric Acid	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma

Still more re-verifications, this time Immunoassays:

Immunoassays	I2000 399177	I2000 778802	I2000 330257
Cortisol	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	-
Carbemazepine	-	Five Sigma	-
CK-MB, mass	Four Sigma	-	Four Sigma
Folate	Six Sigma	-	-
FSH	Six Sigma	-	-
TSH	-	Six Sigma	-
FSH	-	-	Five Sigma
hCG	Five Sigma	-	Five Sigma
LH	Six Sigma	-	Six Sigma
Phenobarbital	-	Four Sigma	-
Phenytoin	-	Five Sigma	-
Progesterone	Four Sigma	-	Six Sigma
Prolactin	Five Sigma	-	Five Sigma
Testosterone	Five Sigma	-	Five Sigma
T4 Free	Four Sigma	-	Four Sigma
TSH	Five Sigma	-	Four Sigma
Vancomycin	-	Six Sigma	-
Vitamin B12	Four Sigma	-	-

More immunoassay re-verifications:

Immunoassays	I2000 330269	I2000 30272 Lot 23960	I2000 30272 Lot 40950
AFP	-	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Cortisol	Six Sigma	-	-
*CA 125 II	-	Six Sigma	-
*CA 15-3	-	Five Sigma	-
Carbemazepine	-	-	Four Sigma
CEA	-	Four Sigma	Five Sigma
Folate	Five Sigma	-	-
FSH	Five Sigma	-	-
PSA	-	Six Sigma	-
LH	Six Sigma	-	-
Phenobarbital	-	-	Four Sigma
Phenytoin	-	-	Six Sigma
Progesterone	Five Sigma	-	-
Prolactin	Six Sigma	-	-
Testosterone	Four Sigma	-	-
TSH	-	-	Four Sigma
Vancomycin	-	-	Six Sigma