The Kelsey Trail Health Region has announced another new doctor that will work out of Melfort.

Dr. Alexander Watts will provide coverage for Melfort and rural clients during Dr. Tamzyn Levendall's maternity leave. When Dr. Levendall returns from maternity leave, Dr. Watts will be starting his own practice. Patients looking for a family physician are asked to contact Dr. Watts at 306-752-4595 to be placed on a list.

"We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Watts to Kelsey Trail and to Melfort," stated KTHR CEO Shane Merriman in a news release Monday, "He will be a great addition to the Melfort physician team and we look forward to seeing him build his own practice after Dr. Levendall returns to her practice."

He obtained his Medical Degree at the University of Alberta and completed his Family Medicine post-graduate training at Moose Jaw.

Watts has a wife; Lucy, and two kids, Sayri and Amaru.