Urologic conditions can be painful, annoying and a strain on lifestyle and family. WCH is a leader in diagnosis and treatment technology. We offer a full spectrum of urologic treatments normally available only in large metropolitan hospitals. Many of these procedures are minimally invasive; meaning, they do not involve major surgery and can be performed on an out-patient basis.

Watsonville Community Hospital is fortunate to be affiliated with several outstanding urologists. These physicians offer many unique procedures and and treatments for urological problems.

Among the special services they offer are, many of which are unique in Santa Cruz County:

• NEW in Men's Health: Microwave Thermal Therapy for enlarged prostate and Electrovaporization of prostate
  These are non-invasive treatments for treatment of benign prostate disease. High levels of success are achieved using microwaves to shrink enlarged prostate glands.
  
• Biofeedback Diagnostics
  Non-surgical procedure to determine the causes of urological problems
  
• Lithotripsy
  This procedure, which may sound like space-age medicine, is actually advanced technology that "pulverizes" kidney stones with sound waves. What does that mean for the patient? Simple procedure, outpatient surgery, short recovery. Watsonville Community Hospital physicians use laser technology, shockwave lithotripsy, and percutaneous procedures.
  
• Incontinence
  Complete diagnostic and therapeutic incontinence treatment center. Using the latest medical therapy, urodynamics, biofeedback and minimally invasive surgical techniques for treatment of all types of female and male incontinence, and pelvic floor relaxation/prolapse.
  
• No-scalpel Vasectomy

To learn more about our physicians who perform these procedures, their practices and unique treatments, please see our physician list.