The Nampa Police Department’s bomb unit responded Thursday to the city’s St. Luke’s hospital because of a “suspicious package” in the parking lot, police said on social media. Patient flow at St. Luke’s was not affected, police said, and the emergency department was open. Police first arrived at around noon, police spokesperson Carmen Boeger said.

The Nampa Police Department said the road may be restricted for some time. However, St. Luke's emergency department and schedules remain unchanged.

The Nampa Police Department, including the Nampa Police Bomb Unit, responded to a suspicious package found in the parking lot of St. Lukes Hospital on Thursday afternoon.

Nampa Police says the package was not an explosive device after it was disrupted by the bomb unit. Investigators will be doing follow up on the