BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — A lockdown at St. Luke's in downtown Boise has expired after several protesters arrived to call for the release of a baby receiving care.

"Due to a security incident, the St. Luke's Boise Medical Center is currently on lockdown and divert," the hospital system said earlier. "Safety is our top priority. Anyone in need of care should seek alternative health care providers and options."

The hospital was in lockdown for about an hour.

Authorities say a child was admitted to the hospital earlier in the week for severe malnourishment. A few days later, after gaining weight, the child was released from the hospital and into the care of the parents.

"During a follow-up appointment earlier this week it was determined the child had again lost a significant amount of weight and when the parents canceled the next follow-up appointment and could not be located, the Meridian Police were contacted and advised this child’s condition could lead to severe injury or even death if not treated," police said in a news release.

The child was eventually taken into custody and to St. Luke's after Garden City PD conducted a traffic stop on the father's vehicle.

Idaho gubernatorial candidate Ammon Bundy, who was arrested over the weekend on a trespassing charge at the Meridian hospital, has called the incident "medical kidnapping."

"Everybody go back to the hospital and begin making noise," Bundy said on Tuesday in a live video on YouTube. "We're going to have to get this straightened out."

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