USA Health Launches Kidney Stone Center

To provide rapid treatment options for people suffering from painful kidney stones, USA Health has opened the Kidney Stone Center at USA Health University Hospital. The new center on the second floor provides consultations within 24 hours, rapid diagnostic imaging, less invasive procedures for faster recovery and medical management to prevent kidney stones. People who reside in the Southeast have a greater likelihood of developing kidney stones. Studies point to the region’s higher temperatures and precipitation, as well as a rich diet, as contributing factors. USA Health urologists, including a pediatric urology specialist, are skilled in kidney stone treatments such as shock wave lithotripsy, laser lithotripsy, minimally invasive surgery and ureteroscopy. They also serve as faculty at the University of South Alabama (USA) department of urology, where they train residents accepted into the five-year urology residency program.