In this current COVID environment, we have all become very familiar with regular temperature checks. However for bone marrow transplant patients it is particularly essential.

Patients undergoing transplants and cancer treatment are immune compromised and particularly susceptible to infection. A spike in temperature can be a sign of infection, therefore regular temperature checks are essential.

Amanda McLaughlin, Clinical Nurse Consultant at the Kinghorn Cancer Centre explains, “Temperature management is a significant component of hospital care – especially for our haematology/oncology patients”.

To ensure there is enough equipment on hand, Arrow have made a grant of $2,500 to the Kinghorn Cancer Centre for the purchase of 15 state of the art Thermoscan thermometers. The grant was made possible by the generous support of The Chestnut Tree Foundation in memory of Sylvia Hartog (pictured).

Amanda says “With the grant from Arrow and the Hartog family in memory of Sylvia, our front line nursing staff can undertake appropriate, quick and easy assessments of all our patients.’’