You’re just wrong in your conclusions. The quote you supply, while true, simply does not support your conclusion (or inference) that he came here for medical care. He did not. Yes the Americans fixed the previous problem, and yes they said that the French surgeon screwed up, but that was NOT the reason for the trip. Believe it or not, but that’s the way it went down.
see post 17.
Lots of places he could have gone to - but did not