Archive for March, 2011
Touring the UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center
Closed Published by Dr. Beyster March 29th, 2011 in San Diego.My wife Betty recently attended a tour of the new UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center here in La Jolla. We were pleased to support the building of this world-class facility, and Betty and I served as honorary committee members while our good friends Tom and Carol Dillon chaired the formal gala grand opening of […]
I am surprised that, a week after my last blog post, the situation with the nuclear reactors in Japan has not improved. Indeed, it seems to have gotten worse in many respects, despite every effort to solve the ongoing core-cooling problems in three of the reactors, and a dried-out fuel rod pool next to the […]
I have been watching the tragedy unfold in Japan after their recent 8.9 earthquake and resultant tsunami. As the cable news has shown so well, the devastation is widespread, particularly in the low-lying areas along the northeast coast of the country. I send the Japanese people my condolences for those who have died and who […]
Gene Ray and Thoughts on Current Events
Closed Published by Dr. Beyster March 8th, 2011 in Energy, Entrepreneurship, Politics.Before I get into my usual discussion this week, I would like to congratulate my good friend Gene Ray on being selected to join the CONNECT Hall of Fame. This is a great honor, and I am very pleased that CONNECT is recognizing Gene’s contributions to San Diego’s technology industry, which are many. I hope […]
Electronic Health Records and Beyster Professorship
4 Comments Published by Dr. Beyster March 1st, 2011 in Employee Ownership, Government, Technology.I have been following in the news the Obama administration’s progress on incentivizing hospitals, medical centers, and doctors to use electronic health records. I didn’t realize until recently that Congress committed $19 billion in stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to push the American healthcare system away from its age-old […]