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Delnor Community Hospital Sigma Verification of Performance

The Delnor Community Hospital Laboratory achieved first Sigma Verification in March 2022.

The Delnor Community Hospital Laboratory Sigma Verification of Performance

Verification period: March 3rd 2022 through March 30th, 2023

delnor hospital quality

2022 Delnor Sigma VP photo 1

From the Delnor website:

"Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital is an acute-care facility in Geneva, Illinois, with a regionally known, state-of-the-art cancer center and breast health center....

More than 600 physicians working in 80 medical specialties practice at Delnor Hospital, providing compassionate and comprehensive care to patients. Delnor Hospital has also earned Magnet® recognition*, the gold standard for nursing excellence, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center."

The Analytes which Achieved Verification

 The vast majority of assays verified were chemistry.

Chemistry Assay

190393 DxC-A,DxI-A Verified

190397 DxC-B,DxI-B Verified

Albumin

Five Sigma

Five Sigma

Alk Phos

Six Sigma

Four Sigma

ALT

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Amylase

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

AST

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Bilirubin, Total

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Calcium

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Chloride

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Cholesterol

Six Sigma

Five Sigma

Creatinine Kinase

Six Sigma

Five Sigma

Creatinine

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

GGT

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Glucose

Five Sigma

Five Sigma

HDL

Four Sigma

-

Lactate

Five Sigma

-

LDL

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

LDH

Six Sigma

Five Sigma

Lithium

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Lipase

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Magnesium

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Phosphorous

Four Sigma

Five Sigma

Potassium

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Protein, Total

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Sodium

Five Sigma

Five Sigma

Triglycerides

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Urea Nitrogen

Four Sigma

Four Sigma

Uric Acid

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

 Immunoassay methods were also verified:

Immuno Assay

190393 DxC-A,DxI-A Verified

190397 DxC-B,DxI-B Verified

Carbemazepine

Four Sigma

Four Sigma

Digoxin

-

Four Sigma

hCG

Six Sigma

Five Sigma

Phenobarbital

Five Sigma

Four Sigma

Phenytoin

Four Sigma

Four Sigma

PSA, Free

Five Sigma

Four Sigma

iPTH

-

Six Sigma

Theophylline

Four Sigma

Four Sigma

TSH

Six Sigma

Five Sigma

Vancomycin

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Finally, some urine assays were verified, too:

Urine Assay

190393 DxC-A,DxI-A Verified

190397 DxC-B,DxI-B Verified

Chloride, U

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Creatinine, U

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Potassium, U

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Protein, U

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Sodium, U

Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Graphic display of Sigma metric performance

 2022 Delnor Sigma VP 1 NMEDx

2022 Delnor Sigma VP 2 NMEDx

2022 Delnor Sigma VP 3 NMEDx

2022 Delnor Sigma VP 4 NMEDx

2022 Delnor Sigma VP 5 NMEDx

2022 Delnor Sigma VP 6 NMEDx

 2022 Delnor Sigma VP photo 2

 Oh yes, and there was cake!

2022 Delnor Sigma VP photo 3

  Congratulations to the lab and staff of Delnor Community Hospital.

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