Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Hospital is running normal operations Monday afternoon after a lockdown was placed for parts of the building earlier in the day.

A statement from Mercy Health claimed the lockdown was imposed after the hospital became aware of a potential threat in the morning.

"We are all clear at Mercy Health – St. Elizabeth Youngstown." the hospital said in an statement to 21 News.

21 News is working to learn more specific details and will update this story as they become clear.