The opening ceremony is held. The first surgery performed was a inguinal hernia operation on a four- year old boy. An ambulance is donated to the Angkor Hospital for Children by Side by Side. August 1999 Construction of the main hospital building is complete. A pilot nutrition garden is started in cooperation with Helen Keller International.
Emergency services are partially available during the day.
22,000 children have been treated and over 200 surgeries have been performed. Three children diagnosed with severe cardiac problems were flown to Penang's Adventist Hospital in Malaysia to recieve life-saving heart surgery. They were the first of nineteen patients from the AHC to receive treatment with generous funding provided by Adventist Hospital. May 2000 Renovation of the inpatient ward begins, permiting an increase in the number of beds. A playground with swings is built by a volunteer.