After nearly 38 years in general practice, Dr Dave Ewen retired from South City Health on 28 October.
Dave had known he wanted to be a doctor since he started boarding school at the age of 9. He went to medical school in Dunedin where he meet his wife Sue, then landed his first job in Hamilton – and he’s been in Hamilton ever since.
Dave bought his first practice and moved in on 1 September 1984. Dr Duncan Roberts joined him three years later "knocking holes in the walls", and as a result Melville Medical Centre was ‘born’. Dave ultimately moved on and built South City Health in July 1998.
On his last day Dave commented “I would do it all over again!”
You may also like

Drive-thru at Devon a great success
Devon Medical quickly pivoted in order to ramp up their vaccination efforts. They’ve also taken a continuous improvement approach, learning and ...
More
A new board chair for Pinnacle Ventures
Pinnacle Ventures Limited is pleased to announce Mark Ingle as the new board chair, replacing Craig McFarlane.
More
He waka hourua, he waka eke noa
Clayton Kohatu (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga and Ngāti Maniapoto) is clearly driven by his kaupapa, and it’s that kaupapa that ...
More