In the News 2008 Archive

Medical Care in New Zealand - AHIP article

Friday, May 02, 2008

New Zealand emerges as one of the most affordable options for North Americans seeking medical care and treatment in a first world environment.... More»»

Medical Travel Today - Industry News

Monday, July 07, 2008

Medtral New Zealand announces partnership with MA-based Pinnacle Health: A ground-breaking industry alliance... More»»

Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare Article

Monday, July 07, 2008

Medtral New Zealand Ensures High Quality Patient Care with Internationally Accredited Hospitals - June 2008... More»»

One Company With an Eye on U.S. Customers

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Special to The Washington Post by Eleanor Black Watkin. ... More»»

MarketIntellNow Interview

Monday, August 11, 2008

MarketIntellNow (ehealth consultancy) chatted with Medtral Chairman Dr. Edward Watson... More»»

Spotlight - Paul Brough | Pinnacle Health

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Pinnacle Health recently announced a groundbreaking partnership with Medtral New Zealand. Medical Travel Today recently had the chance to speak with Paul Brough regarding this exciting new direction for his company. ... More»»

'Good as new' A Day After Heart Op

Thursday, August 21, 2008

NZ Herald Article by Martin Johnston: Greig Cuthers was walking and talking to his family within a day of being the first person in the Asia-Pacific region to receive a revolutionary form of heart treatment... More»»

CoreValve's ReValving® System

Thursday, August 28, 2008

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 28, 2008 - CoreValve announced today that an Australia/New Zealand-focused clinical evaluation of its proprietary percutaneous ReValving® System was initiated last week... More»»

New Zealand offers care to Canadians

Monday, September 29, 2008

Canadian Healthcare Manager Magazine Article by Tim Wilson: How bad are Canadian wait times for elective care? Medtral New Zealand, a provider of healthcare for patients from other countries, is betting that western Canadians are fed up... More»»

Smart Health Planners in California

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

California Broker Magazine Article - Why Smart Health Planners in California Are Turning to Medical Tourism: Health plans, PPOs, and third party administrators (TPAs) are beginning to see the wisdom of offering medical travel as an employee-... More»»

World-Class Health Care at Significant Savings

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

CDHC Solutions Newsletter - September 2008: It’s a new world, and medical travel has transformed its image as a glorified travel opportunity into one that delivers high quality, affordable medical care... More»»

The Powerful Patient - Medical Tourism

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

The Powerful Patient radio program with Joyce Graff - Listen online : What if you needed a knee replacement, and your employer offered you a medical tourism option? Instead of having the surgery in the U.S., fly to New Zealand... More»»