On May 16, 2013, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Mercy Hospital for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to secure from unauthorized removal or limit access to licensed material stored in controlled or unrestricted areas as required by 10 CFR 20.1801. On October 9, 2012, and February 25, 2013, the licensee failed to secure from unauthorized removal or limit access to licensed material that was stored in controlled or unrestricted areas as noted during an internal audit and an NRC inspection.