ChiMei Hospital (Yong Kang and Liou Ying branches)

ChiMei Hospital YongKang branch was the first medical institution in Taiwan to receive the Westgard Sigma Verification of Performance. Verified since 2015. Liou Ying branch has also been verified since 2015.

ChiMei Medical Center Yongkang and LiouYing branches - Sigma Verification of Performance

Original Verification: September 18th, 2015
Duration of Current Verification: October 14th, 2020 through November 30th, 2021

In October, Westgard QC was happy to re-verify the performance of the YongKang branch and LiouYing branch of the ChiMei hospital system for the 5th year.

Chi Mei Hospital is a modern, fully equipped medical center with more than 2400 beds capacity. We are the largest integrated health care system in the Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan area. We provide high quality health services to more than 2 million patients. Chi Mei Hospital aims to offer safe and quality medical care, promotes health and well-being of staff and the community, and educates outstanding medical professionals. Our Core Values are: Compassion, Accountability and Effectiveness.

"Chi Mei Hospital, formerly named Father Fox Foundation Hospital back in the hospital’s early years, was founded in 1968. The Hospital moved to the present location in 1986. The name of the hospital was changed to the Chi Mei Foundation Hospital in 1992. Chi Mei Foundation Hospital was accredited as a Medical Center in 2000. Chi Mei Hospital was recognized with National Quality Award in 2002, The Nursing Department was awarded the highest honor by the DOH in 2011 for its nurse-friendly work environment. Chi Mei Liouying began providing care for patients in northern Tainan in 2004. It was accredited with excellence by the Teaching Hospital Accreditation in 2008. Chi Mei Chiali began providing high quality health care for residents of the Beiman area in September 2011.

"We have 36 medical departments, 13 administration departments, 30 medical committees, 9 administrative committees, and 13 research labs. We operate 1273 beds in Yongkang. Chi Mei Healthcare covering three hospitals, totaling2400 beds, serve the largest population in the Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan area. Currently, we have 3700 employees in Yongkang."

ChiMei YongKang Branch

ChiMei YongKang Branch Sigma-metrics

Chemistry Assay	Verified c16000-1	Verified c16000-2
Albumin	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
ALT	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Alkaline Phosphatase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Amylase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
AST	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
Bilirubin, Direct	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Total	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
C3	-	Four Sigma
C4	-	Six Sigma
C-Reactive Protein	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
CO2	Six Sigma	-
Creatinine Kinase (CK)	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Calcium	Five Sigma
Chloride	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Cholesterol	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Creatinine	Six Sigma	Five Sigma
GGT	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Glucose	Five Sigma	Six Sigma
Haptoglobin	-	Six Sigma
HDL	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Iron	Six Sigma	-
IgA	-	Six Sigma
IgG	-	Six Sigma
IgM	-	Five Sigma
LDL	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
LDH	Six Sigma	-
Lithium	-	Five Sigma
Lactate	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Lipase	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Magnesium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Microalbumin	-	Six Sigma
Phosphorous	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Prealbumin	-	Six Sigma
Potassium	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Total Protein	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Sodium	Five Sigma	Five Sigma
Triglycerides	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
UIBC	Five Sigma	-
Urea Nitrogen	Five Sigma	Four Sigma
Uric Acid	Six Sigma	Six Sigma
Chloride, U	-	Six Sigma
Creatinine, U	-	Six Sigma
Potassium, U	-	Six Sigma
Protein, U	-	Six Sigma
Sodium, U	-	Six Sigma
Uric, U	-	Six Sigma

ChiMei Yong Kang also verified their Immunoassays.

Immunoassays	Verified i2000
CA 125	Six Sigma
CA 15-3	Four Sigma
CA 19-9	Four Sigma
Cortisol	Six Sigma
Digoxin	Four Sigma
Estradiol	Six Sigma
Folate	Four Sigma
FSH	Four Sigma
Phenobarbital	Four Sigma
LH	Six Sigma
Phenytoin	Five Sigma
Progesterone	Six Sigma
Prolactin	Six Sigma
PSA	Six Sigma
T4, Free	Four Sigma
Theophylline	Four Sigma
Vancomycin	Five Sigma
Vitamin B12	Six Sigma

Performance at the Yong Kang Branch:

2020 ChiMei Yongkang cc 1 MEDx

2020 ChiMei Yongkang cc 2 MEDx

2020 ChiMei Yongkang urine 1 MEDx

2020 ChiMei Yongkang ia 1 MEDx

Analytes verified at the Liou Ying branch:

Chemistry Assay	Verified C8000
Albumin	Six Sigma
ALT	Six Sigma
Alkaline Phosphatase	Six Sigma
Amylase	Six Sigma
AST	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Direct	Six Sigma
Bilirubin, Total	Six Sigma
C-Reactive Protein	Six Sigma
Creatinine Kinase (CK)	Six Sigma
Chloride	Six Sigma
Cholesterol	Six Sigma
Creatinine	Six Sigma
GGT	Six Sigma
Glucose	Six Sigma
Iron	Six Sigma
HDL	Six Sigma
LDL	Six Sigma
LDH	Six Sigma
Lactate	Six Sigma
Lipase	Six Sigma
Magnesium	Six Sigma
Microalbumin	Five Sigma
Phosphorous	Six Sigma
Potassium	Six Sigma
Total Protein	Six Sigma
Sodium	Six Sigma
Triglycerides	Six Sigma
UIBC	Six Sigma
Urea Nitrogen	Six Sigma
Uric Acid	Six Sigma
Chloride, U	Six Sigma
Creatinine, U	Six Sigma
Potassium, U	Six Sigma
Protein, U	Six Sigma
Sodium, U	Six Sigma
Uric, U	Six Sigma

Immunoassays were also verified

Immunoassays	Verified i2000-1
CA 125	Five Sigma
CA 15-3	Four Sigma
CA 19-9	Six Sigma
Carbemazepine	Five Sigma
Cortisol	Six Sigma
Digoxin	Five Sigma
hCG	Four Sigma
Phenytoin	Six Sigma
Phenobarbital	Six Sigma
T3, Total	Six Sigma
T4, Free	Six Sigma
T4, Total	Six Sigma
Theophylline	Four Sigma
TSH	Six Sigma
Vancomycin	Five Sigma
Vitamin B12	Five Sigma

They also verified their hematology performance:

Hematology	Verified Sysmex XN-9000
Hemoglobin	Six Sigma
Hematocrit	Four Sigma
MCV	Six Sigma
MCH	Six Sigma
MCHC	Five Sigma
Platelets	Five Sigma
RBC	Four Sigma
WBC	Six Sigma
RDW	Four Sigma
APTT	Five Sigma
Eosinophils	Four Sigma
Basophils	Six Sigma
Neutrophils	Four Sigma

Graphic Display of Liou Ying performance

2020 ChiMei LiouYing cc 1 MEDx

2020 ChiMei LiouYing urine 1 MEDx 2020 ChiMei LiouYing ia 1 MEDx

2020 ChiMei LiouYing hem 1 MEDx

Congratulations to ChiMei Yong Kang and Liou Ying branches for their extensive accomplishment and continuous improvement.

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ChiMei Hospital (Yong Kang and Liou Ying branches)