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A 31-year-old man wants an apology because his leg was amputated after he picked up an infection at a Sydney hospital.
Gregor Gniewosz from the New South Wales southern highlands went to Liverpool Hospital in 2007 to get treatment for an ulcer on his foot.
He says four months later he was told by a community nurse that he'd picked up the MRSA bug, and in March his leg was amputated below the knee.
Mr Gniewosz says it is time for someone in the health department to say sorry.
"To get an apology, for someone to actually own up to something, would be nice. That's one thing I did find in the hospital system is nobody takes responsibility," he said.
The New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees has told parliament the Government will look into Mr Gniewosz's case.
"I understand that the patient has undergone traumatic circumstances and I will ensure he is contacted immediately for an assessment to determine what further support can be provided, " he said.
"We take the issue of hospital acquired infection very seriously and this is reflected in the Government's response to the Garling Report, a response that incorporates several measures specifically relating to hospital."
The New South Wales Opposition says Mr Gniewosz's case is an appalling case of failure, incompetence and neglect.
It also says the State Government has not given Mr Gniewosz an artificial leg, a proper wheelchair or paid for modifications to his home that are now necessary.
