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.
SMS stands for Short Message Service and is also commonly referred to as a text message. With a SMS, you can send a message of up to 160 characters to another device. Longer messages will automatically be split up into several parts.Most cell phones support this type of text messaging.MMS: MMS stands for Multimedia Messaging Service and this type of text messaging is an evolution of the SMS.With a MMS, you can send a message including pictures, video, or audio content to another device. It is most commonly used to send a photo taken with a camera phone to another phone.ith a SMS, you can send a message of up to 160 characters to another device. Longer messages will automatically be split up into several parts. Most cell phones support this type of text messaging. MMS: MMS stands for Multimedia Messaging Service and this type of text messaging is an evolution of the SMS.