Sigma Verification of Performance Program
Saint Francis Hospital Verification of Performance
Saint Francis Hospital of Tulsa, Oklahoma, becomes the highest volume laboratory in the US to achieve the Sigma Verification of Performance
Sigma Verification of Saint Francis Hospital Laboratory
Original Verification: June 1st, 2017
Duration of Verification: February 25th, 2020 through February 28th 2021
Saint Francis Hospital was founded by Mr. and Mrs. William K. Warren, Sr. in 1955 and opened its doors in 1960 in what was then the outskirts of Tulsa. The hospital originally consisted of a six-story building with 275 acute-care beds and 40 newborn beds. Saint Francis in the 21st century has expanded considerably, It is now the only not-for-profit health system still wholly owned and operated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. with a 1,112-bed tertiary center, including the region's only children's hospital and level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center. The laboratory runs nearly 9 million tests per year, including more than 1600 K+ per day, more than 700 blood draws per day, more than 5,000 specimens per day, more than 1,700 outreach requests per day, and more than 30,000 results per day.
Amanda Coe, Sten Westgard, and Will Stevens, from the original 2017 verification
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Chemistry Assay |
Alinity SN 1274 |
Alinity SN 1263 |
Alinity SN 1257 |
Alinity SN 1256 |
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Albumin |
6 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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ALT |
4 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Alkaline Phosphatase |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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AST |
4 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
4 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Bilirubin, Direct |
5 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
4 Sigma |
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Bilirubin, Total |
5 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
4 Sigma |
4 Sigma |
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Calcium |
5 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
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Chloride |
4 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
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Cholesterol |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Creatinine Kinase |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
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CO2 |
5 Sigma |
4 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
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Creatinine |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Glucose |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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GGT |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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HDL |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Lactate |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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LDL |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Lithium |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Magnesium |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Phosphorous |
5 Sigma |
4 Sigma |
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Potassium |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Sodium |
4 Sigma |
4 Sigma |
4 Sigma |
4 Sigma |
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Total Protein |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Triglycerides |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Uric Acid |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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In addition to 4 Alinities, the laboratory has 2 ARCHITECTs:
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Chemistry Assay |
ARCHITECT 1 |
ARCHITECT 2 |
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Albumin |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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ALT |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Alkaline Phosphatase |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Amylase |
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AST |
5 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
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Bilirubin, Direct |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Bilirubin, Total |
4 Sigma |
4 Sigma |
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Calcium |
5 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
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Chloride |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Cholesterol |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Creatinine Kinase |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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CO2 |
5 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
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Creatinine |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Glucose |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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GGT |
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HDL |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Lactate |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Magnesium |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Phosphorous |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Potassium |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Sodium |
4 Sigma |
4 Sigma |
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Total Protein |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Triglycerides |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Urea Nitrogen |
4 Sigma |
4 Sigma |
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Uric Acid |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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All the instruments also verified the urine assays performed.
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Chemistry Urine Assay |
ARCHITECT 1 |
ARCHITECT 2 |
Alinity SN 1274 |
Alinity SN 1263 |
Alinity SN 1257 |
Alinity SN 1256 |
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Chloride |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Creatinine |
4 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Glucose |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Potassium |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Sodium |
6 Sigma |
5 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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Uric acid |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
6 Sigma |
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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
Performance of Saint Francis Hospital Laboratory
Congratulations to Amanda Coe for her Quality Manager Certification. From 2017.
In addition to the Sigma-metrics, Saint Francis Laboratory is one of the pioneers in informatics of Sigma-metrics. They worked together in Data Innovations to create a custom function to automatically pull performance data and calculate their Sigma-metrics.
Congratulations to the entire laboratory of Sanit Francis Hospital for their accomplishments.