Often referred to as party barges. Pontoon and deck boats are typically seen with multi-hulls, although there are also deck boats without pontoons, which have a monohull. Both boats are designed primarily for day use as an entertaining platform.
A ventricular assist device (VAD), also known as a heart pump, is a mechanical device that helps pump blood from the heart to the rest of your body. A VAD can be implanted in the chest or worn outside the body. If it is implanted, surgery is done to place it in the chest area. The pump part of the VAD is placed in a small space in your upper abdomen.
managed care manÂ·aged care (mÄn'Ä­jd) n. Any arrangement for health care in which an organization, such as an HMO, another type of doctor-hospital network, or an insurance company, acts as intermediate between the person seeking care and the physician.