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, aka multimedia messaging service, is the feature that allows cell phone users to send multimedia messagesâmusic, photos, videoâfrom one phone to another. It is a common feature of many cell and smartphones. The service is based on SMS, or short message service.Using MMS, the iPhone can send audio files, ringtones, photos, and videos to any other phone with a text messaging plan on any carrier (though whether the recipient's phone can play those files will depend on that phone's software and capabilities).here are two ways to send an MMS on the iPhone. First, in the Messages app, the user can tap the camera icon next to the text-input bar and either take a photo or video or select an existing one to send.