News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 17, 2013
MEDIA CONTACT: Stephanie Poyant
Public Information Officer
Southcoast Health System
Office: 508-973-5280
Cell: 774-634-1460
poyants@southcoast.org
www.southcoast.org/news/releases/
LGLN Cardiology Consultants joins Southcoast Cardiology
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — LGLN Cardiology Consultants have joined Southcoast® Cardiology, part
of Southcoast Health System, and one of the largest networks in the region with an experienced team of
more than 30 cardiologists from Warwick to Wareham, Mass. LGLN Cardiology Consultants includes
Jon K. Lambrecht, MD; Christopher J. Luttmann, MD; and Andrew A. Nowak, MD.
As part of its merger, LGLN Cardiology Consultants will now be recognized as Southcoast
Cardiology. The transition to Southcoast Cardiology will be seamless for patients, requiring no action on
their part.
Southcoast Cardiology is accepting new patients. To make an appointment at 19 Friendship Street
in Newport, call 401-849-0844. To make an appointment at 407 East Avenue, Suite 130, in Pawtucket,
call 401-726-7770.
Jon K. Lambrecht, MD
Jon K. Lambrecht, MD, earned his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School in
Norfolk, Va. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Roger Williams Hospital
in Providence, followed by fellowships in cardiology and interventional cardiology through the Brown
University integrated Hospital Program in Providence. He is presently a clinical assistant professor of
medicine at Brown University.
Dr. Lambrecht is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.
He currently resides in Portsmouth.
Christopher J. Luttmann, MD
Christopher J. Luttmann, MD, is a graduate of Albany Medical College of Union University in
Albany, N.Y. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Lankenau Hospital in
Philadelphia, followed by a fellowship in cardiology through the Brown University Integrated Hospitals
Program in Providence. Dr.Luttmann served as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Brown
University for more than 20 years.
Dr. Luttmann is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.
He currently resides in Warren.
Andrew A. Nowak, MD
Andrew A Nowak, MD, earned his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical
School in Worcester, Mass., where he also completed a residency in internal medicine. Dr. Nowak
completed a fellowship in cardiology at the Miriam Hospital in Providence, through the Brown University
Combined Program in Cardiovascular Diseases.
Dr. Nowak is board certified in internal medicine and cardiology.
He currently resides in Barrington.
About Southcoast Cardiovascular Services
Southcoast is the leader for cardiac services in the region. The Southcoast Cardiovascular
Service program provides a broad spectrum of cardiovascular services locally, including open heart
procedures, cardiac catheterizations, coronary angioplasty and cardiac implantable devices. Southcoast
performs more cardiac catheterizations than any other community hospital system in Massachusetts, with
approximately 60 percent of patients needing advanced treatment such as coronary artery bypass or
angioplasty. Southcoast’s state-of-the-art Electrophysiology Laboratories at Charlton Memorial Hospital
provides diagnostic testing for cardiac arrhythmias as well as invasive electrophysiology procedures such
as arrhythmia ablations.
Southcoast’s heart program continues to grow with an astounding 30 area cardiologists.
“Our number one priority is to provide well-coordinated, high-quality care to all of our patients,"
said Margaret Ferrell, MD, Physician-in-Chief for Cardiac Services. “The success of the Southcoast heart
program is credited to the highly skilled team of cardiologists, surgeons and health care professionals at
our three hospital sites. It is their 24 hours, 7 days a week dedication and the commitment by Southcoast
to invest in the latest technology, equipment and state-of-the-art facilities that enables us to rank among
the best in the country.”
Southcoast performed the first open heart surgery in Southeastern Massachusetts in April 2002,
bringing the lifesaving procedure to a region with the state’s highest incidence of heart disease.
Southcoast was the first of three community hospitals approved by the Massachusetts Department of
Public Health to offer open heart surgery and elective coronary angioplasty at its Charlton Memorial
Hospital site in Fall River.
Southcoast’s cardiac surgery program has brought unprecedented access to advanced cardiac
services to the region and has received exemplary reviews and outstanding patient satisfaction since its
inception including ranking as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for heart care by Healthgrades®, the
nation’s leading, independent source of physician information and hospital quality ratings. Healthgrades
awarded Southcoast its Specialty Excellence Award for Overall Cardiac Services, Cardiac Surgery and
Coronary Interventional Procedures.
“The Healthgrades rankings are an exceptional accomplishment for our cardiac program and a
testament to our physicians, surgeons, nurses and health care providers who are saving lives every day,”
said Laurie Mulgrew, Vice President of Clinical Services for Cardiovascular Care & Imaging. “Patients
who receive their cardiac care at a Southcoast hospital can rest assured they are receiving their care at one
of the top heart hospitals in the U.S.”
The 14th Annual Healthgrades Hospital Quality in America Study analyzes tens of millions of
patients’ outcomes — specifically, mortality and complication rates — at the nation’s 5,000 hospitals.
Healthgrades’ 2012 clinical achievements for Southcoast Hospitals included being a recipient of the
Healthgrades Cardiac Care Excellence Award™ for six years in a row and a recipient of the Healthgrades
Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™.
For more information about Southcoast Cardiovascular Services, visit www.southcoast.org/heart/.
About Southcoast Health System & Southcoast Hospitals Group
Southcoast Health System is a community based health delivery system with multiple access
points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and
East Bay, Rhode Island. It includes the three hospitals that make up Southcoast Hospitals Group —
Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford and Tobey Hospital in
Wareham.
Southcoast provides advanced clinical services, such as open heart surgery, angioplasty and heart
rhythm services, comprehensive cancer care, neurosurgery, weight loss surgery, orthopedic surgery,
advanced imaging services and is the only provider of maternity services in the region.
Southcoast is a not-for-profit charitable organization that depends on the support of the
community to provide services. More information is available online at www.southcoast.org. Connect to
Southcoast through social media at www.southcoast.org/connect/.
Southcoast® is a registered trademark of Southcoast Health System Inc.
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