Sigma Verification of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
The Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, has joined the Sigma VP program. They become the first - and most prominent - hospital and laboratory in the United Arab Emirates to achieve this verification.
Sigma Verification of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Verification: February 7th, 2018
Duration of Verification: February 7th, 2018 through February 28th, 2019
From the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi website:
"Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is a unique and unparalleled extension of US-based Cleveland Clinic’s model of care, specifically designed to address a range of complex and critical care requirements unique to the Abu Dhabi population. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has five Centers of Excellence in the following Institutes: Heart & Vascular, Neurological, Digestive Disease, Eye and Respiratory & Critical Care. Other Institutes include Surgical Subspecialties, Medical Subspecialties, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Imaging, and Quality & Patient Safety. In all, more than 30 medical and surgical specialties are represented at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
"The facilities at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi combine state-of-the-art amenities and world-class service standards. The hospital is a 364 (expandable to 490) bed facility, with five clinical floors, three diagnostic and treatment levels, and 13 floors of critical and acute inpatient units. It is a physician-led medical facility served by North American board certified (or equivalent) physicians. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi provides patients in the region direct access to the world’s best healthcare providers and Cleveland Clinic’s unique model of care, reducing their need to travel abroad for treatment."
The following assays and instruments which were verified
Assay |
Roche cobas 778547 |
Roche cobas 893648 |
ALT |
Six Sigma |
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Amylase |
Six Sigma |
Six Sigma |
AST |
Six Sigma |
Six Sigma |
Direct Bilirubin |
Six Sigma |
Six Sigma |
Total Bilirubin |
Five Sigma |
|
C-Reactive Protein |
Six Sigma |
Six Sigma |
Calcium |
Six Sigma |
Five Sigma |
Cholesterol |
Five Sigma |
|
Creatinine Kinase |
Six Sigma |
Six Sigma |
GGT |
Six Sigma |
Six Sigma |
Glucose |
Five Sigma |
Five Sigma |
Haptoglobin |
Six Sigma |
|
Lactate |
Six Sigma |
|
LDL |
Six Sigma |
Six Sigma |
LDH |
Six Sigma |
Six Sigma |
Lithium |
Six Sigma |
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Lipase |
Six Sigma |
Six Sigma |
Magnseium |
Six Sigma |
Six Sigma |
Potassium |
Six Sigma |
Six Sigma |
Total Protein |
Six Sigma |
Six Sigma |
Triglycerides |
Six Sigma |
Six Sigma |
Uric Acid |
Six Sigma |
Five Sigma |
Six Sigma: World Class Quality. Possible to use 3s to 3.5s limits and a minimum of controls
Five Sigma: Excellent Quality. Possible to use 3s limits or a 1:3s/2:2s/R:4s Westgard Rule
Four Sigma: Good Quality. Possible to use 1:3s/2:2s/R:4s/4:1s Westgard Rule
Visual Summary of Performance of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi chemistry assays
Congratulations to the entire laboratory staff, with special thanks from the quality team.