Maple Creek Hospital has a new doctor, and efforts to recruit more to the community continue.

     The Cypress Health Region says the new doctor from South Africa, Dr. Ashraful Islam, will begin working at the facility on Monday.

     Meanwhile, the hospital remains two physicians short of a full complement, and like many other rural communities, filling those vacancies has been a challenge.

     Health Region officials say they are working closely with two other doctors, and hope to be up to a full complement in Maple Creek by late fall.