New high-tech temperature scanners are helping to protect cancer patients and health care staff in Albury.
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Two digital thermal scanners, worth $6630, have been purchased by the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust Fund for the entrances of the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre and Albury Base Hospital emergency department.
Trust fund chairperson Michelle Hensel said the new equipment would help reduce the risk of transmission of coronavirus.
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"It's so important for cancer patients and their carers to feel safe when entering our health facilities, as they are among the most vulnerable in our community in this pandemic," she said.
"These scanners provide rapid temperature testing to help detect active infection, in particular COVID-19.
"Being able to produce fast, accurate temperature readings has reduced queue times to enter the cancer centre.
"It has also reduced the risk to staff through improved social distancing during the screening process."
Cancer services clinical director Craig Underhill said the organisation was "incredibly grateful" for the donation.
"Our hospitals and facilities remain a safe place for people to receive vital health care and these scanners are another important tool in our fight against COVID-19," he said.
"It's going to make COVID screening quicker for those requiring emergency care, and for patients and carers accessing the cancer centre."
Part of the money used was raised by Albury woman Karen Denham and her Sydney-based sister-in-law Nerilee Thompson, with the help of the Holbrook community.
