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VIVA 1A IPS SA Laboratory Sigma Verification of Performance

VIVA 1A Laboratory the first laboratory of Colombia to achieve the sigma verification of performance, with the help of our partner Annar Diagnostics. In 2021, they significantly expanded the verification of their instruments, and sustained these gains into 2023.

VIVA 1A Laboratory Verification of Performance

Original Verification: November 2020
Verification Period: January 14th, 2023 through January 31st, 2024

2020 VIVA 1A Sigma VP certificates

VIVA 1A IPS S.A. Laboratory of Bogota, Colombia is the first laboratory in Colombia to achieve the Westgard Sigma Verification of Performance. Through our partner, Annar Diagnostics, they implemented and achieved a high level of quality even during the most challenging pandemic times.

The Viva 1A company has more than 3,200 employees and serves more than 2,250 users. The Central Processing Laboratory Viva 1A provides its services to outpatients, has more than 160 tests in its portfolio and serves an average of 1,400 users per year. It is a reference laboratory for Bogota with total automation of the process and world-class quality processes.

Chemistry analytes were verified:

Chemistry Assays	ADVIA 1800 #1 Verified	ADVIA 1800 #2 Verified	ADVIA 1800 #3 Verified
Albumin	Six Sigma	-	-
Alk Phos	Four Sigma	-	-
ALT	-	Five Sigma	-
Amylase	Six Sigma	-	-
Bilirubin, Direct	-	-	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Total	-	-	Six Sigma
C3	-	-	Five Sigma
C4	-	-	Six Sigma
C-Reactive Protein	-	-	Six Sigma
Calcium	-	Four Sigma	-
Cholesterol	Six Sigma	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
Creatinine	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine Kinase (CK)	-	-	Four Sigma
Glucose	Four Sigma	Four Sigma	-
HDL	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
IgA	-	-	Six Sigma
IgG	-	-	Six Sigma
IgM	-	-	Six Sigma
Iron	-	-	Four Sigma
LDL	Six Sigma	-	-
LDH	Six Sigma	-	-
Magnesium	-	-	Six Sigma
Potassium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Transferrin	-	-	Six Sigma
Triglycerides	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Four Sigma
Urea Nitrogen	-	Four Sigma	-
Uric Acid	-	-	Six Sigma

Urine assays were also verified:

Urine Assays	ADVIA 1800 #1 Verified	ADVIA 1800 #2 Verified	ADVIA 1800 #3 Verified
Amylase, U	Six Sigma	-	-
Calcium, U	-	Six Sigma	-
Chloride, U	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine, U	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	-
Glucose, U	-	Five Sigma	-
Phosphorous, U	-	Four Sigma	-
Potassium, U	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Protein, U	Four Sigma	-	-
Sodium, U	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Urea N, U	Six Sigma	Six Sigma	-
Uric, U	-	-	Six Sigma

Immunoassays were also verified:

Immunoassays	CENTAURO #1 Verified	CENTAURO #2 Verified
Estradiol	Five Sigma	-
Insulin	-	Five Sigma
Prolactin	-	Five Sigma
PSA, Free	-	Five Sigma
PSA, Total	-	Four Sigma
T3, Free	Six Sigma	-
T4, Free	Four Sigma	Four Sigma
TSH	Five Sigma	Four Sigma

Coagulation assays were also verified:

Hemoglobin A1c assays were also verified:

Assay

CAPILLARYS 1 Sebia 526

Verified

Hemoglobin A1c

Four Sigma

Hematology assays were also verified:

Hematology Assays	ADVIA 2120 #1 Verified	ADVIA 2120 #2 Verified
MCV	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
MCHC	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Platelets	Five Sigma	-
WBC	-	-
Lymphocytes	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Monocytes	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
Neutrophils	Six Sigma	Five Sigma

multiple hematology instruments:

Hematology Assays	ADVIA 2120 #3 Verified	ADVIA 2120 #4 Verified
MCV	Four Sigma	Six Sigma
MCH	Four Sigma	-
MCHC	-	Six Sigma
Platelets	Four Sigma	-
Lymphocytes	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Monocytes	Four Sigma	Six Sigma
Neutrophils	Six Sigma	Six Sigma