RUTLAND, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) - On Wednesday, Vermont's second-largest hospital announced that it will no longer have specific beds for children, while insisting that it "remains committed to the health and wellbeing" of children in the community.

Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC), in a press release on Wednesday, wrote that the five pediatric beds in its Women's and Children's Unit are unoccupied almost half the time, as children need to stay in the hospital for long periods much less often than in the past.

“By evolving our pediatric services to meet today’s realities, we’re ensuring that families in the Rutland region continue to receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place," said Judi Fox, CEO of RRMC.

According to RRMC, children who need observation will continue

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