BridgeHealth Medical, Inc., a provider of medical travel services, announced a partnership with Medtral New Zealand, a supplier of healthcare.

With all-inclusive travel and medical treatment packages to New Zealand, Medtral's services will serve as part of BridgeHealth's ever-expanding and network of medical travel options, the Company noted in a release.

"This partnership represents an unparalleled opportunity for our clients to gain access to high quality medical procedures in a friendly, first world country that is internationally praised for its green, clean practices," says Victor Lazzaro, Jr., CEO of BridgeHealth. "Through our comprehensive network, they can have procedures performed in top-flight facilities by medical specialists who speak English as their first language and who have typically received their specialist training in either North America, the United Kingdom, as well as New Zealand."

New Zealand is highly accessible for patients residing on the west coast of the United States-- with daily 12-hour direct flights -- and offers medical treatment at a significantly lower cost than the comparable U.S. procedure.

"New Zealand is not only one of the most affordable destinations for medical care, but it also offers a location that is culturally familiar to most Americans and Canadians, with extraordinary tourism opportunities, including stunning scenery, winery tours, golf, and fly fishing," says Edward Watson, M.D., executive chairman for Medtral. "As recent patients from the US have said, their medical experience in New Zealand has been life changing."

Medtral New Zealand said that it will offer BridgeHealth clients services including travel, accommodation, hospital procedures, and post-operative care at New Zealand's private medical facilities and contingency insurance. Adhering to Quality Health New Zealand (QHNZ) and International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) accreditation standards, this network of hospitals provides a service for BridgeHealth International's patients.

"We are excited about the prospects of working with a forward-thinking organization like BridgeHealth because they have served as pioneers in the medical travel field by offering affordable access to some of the best accredited hospitals and qualified physicians in the world," Watson concludes. "Both BridgeHealth and Medtral share the same philosophy of saving consumers, insurers, and employers significant costs without compromising quality.