FARMINGTON — Physician assistant and Jay native Steven Coates, PA-C, has joined the Franklin Memorial Hospital medical staff as a provider at Franklin Health Orthopaedics.

Coates has 14 years of experience as a physician assistant, providing care for patients since 2001. He brings three years of experience providing medical care in an orthopedic practice, as well as assisting orthopedic surgeons in the operating room. Most recently, Coates was affiliated with Ocala Neurosurgical Center in Ocala, Fla.

Coates and his wife have purchased a home in Livermore Falls, where they will reside with their three daughters.

Franklin Health Orthopaedics is located on the second floor of the Franklin Health Medical Arts Center on the Franklin Memorial Hospital campus.

For more information or to make an appointment, call 778-9001.