In 2010, the average cost per hospital stay was $9,700 and the aggregate cost for all hospital stays totaled $375.9 billion. Figures 1 and 2 show the distribution of aggregate hospital costs and stays by age and the average hospital cost per stay by age, respectively.
This article is about Multimedia Messaging Service. For the similarly named candy, see M&M's. For other uses, see MMS (disambiguation). Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones over a cellular network. Users and providers may refer to such a message as a PXT, a picture message, or a multimedia message. The MMS standard extends the core SMS (Short Message Service) capability, allowing the exchange of text messages greater than 160 characters in length.
MMS or multimedia messaging service is way more enhanced than the SMS service and can include not only text and pictures but short videos also. Similar to the SMS service, MMS requires a plan from your service provider and your phone must support this function.MS vs MMS. SMS or short messaging service/texting was the first premium service offered by mobile companies apart from making phone calls. It is necessarily restricted to sending text-only messages from one mobile phone to another via the service providerâs special service offered for SMS.