EXETER — A former Exeter Hospital patient infected with hepatitis C said he he wants nothing to do with the hospital.

The man, a 49-year-old industrial mechanic and father of three children, is identified as John Doe No. 1 in a lawsuit filed in Rockingham County Superior Court.

He spoke briefly this morning to the media.

“It sets you back,” he said. “You're depressed all the time. You try to find something to do to get your mind off it, but you can't.”

See tomorrow's New Hampshire Union Leader for more coverage.