Medtral New Zealand provides access for overseas patients to world class elective surgical treatment. This treatment occurs in an environment that is safe, first world and English speaking at a cost that is 15-25% the cost of the procedure in the USA

1. Medical Travel to New Zealand
Medical Travel to New Zealand

2. MEDICAL TOURISM TO NEW ZEALAND
WORLD CLASS MEDICAL TREATMENT
IN A FIRST WORLD COUNTRY
DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL HEALTHCARE VALUE

3. INTRODUCING MEDTRAL NEW ZEALAND
Through Medtral New Zealand, patients requiring surgery
have access to world class non-acute surgical and
medical treatment in an English speaking first world
environment, New Zealand
The environment in which the patients will be treated is
both medically and culturally aligned to North America
as well as being clean, green safe and American friendly.
TRAVELLING TO NEW ZEALAND WILL NOT BE A FOREIGN
EXPERIENCE

4. WHY ARE PATIENTS TRAVELLING?
THE GLOBALISATION OF HEALTHCARE
Cost
Cost
Cost
Long waiting lists (public healthcare) in their country
Expatriates
Indication not approved in home country
To find the best care available

5. MEDICAL TRAVEL PROGRAM
WHAT DO DISCERNING MEDICAL TRAVELERS LOOK FOR?
1. Cost savings
2. Safety (environment + medical)
3. Quality
4. Compatibility (medically and culturally)
5. Efficiency
6. Continuation of Care

6. MEDICAL TRAVEL COST COMPARISON
Some people only compare the cost of procedures between
the USA and another country; this can be misleading-
The only true cost comparison is between the cost of the
procedure in the USA and the cost of the total medical and
travel package to another country including:
expected medical costs
airfares
accommodation,
Insurance and
aftercare
This is the comparison Medtral uses

7. EXCEPTIONAL VALUE
OPERATION PACKAGE (Medtral) COST US$
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery $38,000
Heart Valve replacement surgery $40,000
Total Hip replacement $26,000
Total Knee replacement $26,000
PROCEDURE ONLY (USA) COST US$
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery $125,000
Heart Valve replacement surgery $135,000
Total Hip replacement $64,000
Total Knee replacement $63,000

8. EXCEPTIONAL VALUE
What is in a cost comparison?
Our standard package rates includes:
Integrated concierge service to manage all aspects of
the patient’s journey
Patient and doctor communication
Hotel and flight bookings
Specialist and hospital bookings
Aftercare management
Immigration management
Feedback to and integration with health provider in US

9. EXCEPTIONAL VALUE
Our standard package rates includes:
Flights from the west coast of the USA
Hotel accommodation for the duration
All expected medical and surgical costs
Aftercare (Physiotherapy and Nursing care in hotels)
Contingency insurance
Treatment and recuperation while in New Zealand
Medical evacuation home if deemed necessary

10. QUALITY WITHOUT COMPROMISE
Focus on patient outcome
A complete communication loop on patient care
Patients condition worked up while still in the USA
All medical aspects of patient care feedback to PCP in USA
Inter-physician communication encouraged between NZ and USA
doctors
Focus on patient experience

11. INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION
ISQua
Quality Health New Zealand
Joint Commission International Accreditation USA
Australian Council on Health Care Standards
Quality Improvement Council, Australia
Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation
Irish Health Services Accreditation Board (now HIQA)
Council for Health Services Accreditation of Southern Africa
Taiwan Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation
CHKS-HAQU Health Care Accreditation Unit, UK
Japan Council on Quality in Health Care
Egyptian Health Care Accreditation Organization

13. FULL SERVICE FACILITIES
Mercy Hospital and Ascot Hospital
Both are Quality Health New Zealand Certified. This is an
international recognized accreditation (ISQua)
Services available:
Radiology - with 1.5 MRI, 64 slice CT, ultrasound, general X-ray etc
Laboratory services
Cather labs - EPS, angiography, peripheral vascular
Allied health - physio, dietician, OT etc
On site medical cover
Both are teaching hospitals of the University of Auckland (the only private
hospitals in New Zealand to have this)
Robotic surgery
Dual integrated digital operating theatres

14. WORLD CLASS MEDICAL SPECIALISTS
540 CREDENTIALED SPECIALISTS ACROSS ALL THERAPEUTIC AREAS
English as their first language
Trained in North America, the UK as well as New Zealand
or are board certified to work in the USA
Leaders in their respective fields within New Zealand
Excellent records with regards to adverse events, patient
interaction and surgical outcomes
Most are involved in international clinical research

15. THE HOSPITALs - MERCY & ASCOT
“Personally I would like to thank everyone at
Ascot Hospital for the truly wonderful care I
received. From the doctors to the beautiful
ladies who make painful nights less painful
I’
and shorter. I’m pretty much at a loss for
words to express my gratitude. I hope I
wasn’
wasn’t too much of a pain in the arse - after
all it was my head they fixed! Many thanks
Kiwis.”
Kiwis.”
Keith Richards
The Rolling Stones

16. NEW ZEALAND
First world country with a long history of high quality
healthcare provision
Commonwealth Fund ranks New Zealand as having one of the best
medical systems in the world
Sophisticated society
Geographical isolation means very low rates of
nosocomial and community acquired infections
English speaking with a society that shares cultural affinity
with other western countries
12 hour overnight direct flight from west coast of North
America
Temperate climate

17. MEDTRAL NZ’S UNIQUE COMBINATION
Certainty of World Class Medical Treatment
Transparent Partnership
New Zealand is a culturally aligned English speaking
destination
Internationally Accredited Private Hospitals
Cost effective destination
Contingency insurance
Feedback and communication with US medical providers

18. Visit us at www.medtral.com
Or for more information email us at info@medtral.com