How it started
A short account of a hospital that began as one room in 2007.
Grow only as far as you can look after.
Shamsul Alam opened Moon Doctors Chamber in Shayestanagar in 2007 — one room, one purpose, at a time when few people in Habiganj were putting money into private healthcare. Clinics like it were still rare here; today, there's one on almost every block.
In 2011, the practice expanded into Moon Doctors Chamber & Diagnostic Center in Sabujbagh, adding laboratory and diagnostic services. By 2019, it had grown into Moon General Hospital in Shayestanagar — a full multispecialty hospital with fourteen departments, resident doctors, and weekly chambers from specialists based in Dhaka and Sylhet.
It is still run on the principle it started with: pay attention to the patient in front of you, and only grow as far as that attention can stretch.
2007 to 2019
Moon Doctors Chamber
Shayestanagar, Habiganj. A single room — one of the first clinics of its kind in the town.
Moon Doctors Chamber & Diagnostic Center
Sabujbagh, Habiganj. Laboratory and diagnostic services added.
Moon General Hospital
Shayestanagar, Habiganj. Became a full hospital, with fourteen departments.
Three things we hold to
Check before things get serious
Early diagnosis and regular check-ups matter as much as treatment after the fact.
Explain what's happening
Patients should understand their own care, not just receive it.
Build slowly, stay standing
We were one of the first private clinics in Habiganj, and we're still here.
Resident every day. Specialist every week.
Every day
Resident medical officers monitor admitted patients daily and respond as things change.
Every Friday
Consultant professors and senior physicians from Dhaka and Sylhet hold chambers here, mostly on Fridays.
One roof
Consultation, tests, surgery and admission all happen in the same building.
A visit, start to finish
Registration
Reception directs you to the right department.
Consultation
See a resident physician, or a visiting consultant on their chamber day.
Tests, if needed
Lab work and imaging happen on site.
Admission & surgery, if needed
Handled the same day when necessary — a mother arriving in labour, for example, is assessed immediately, and the on-call surgeon is brought in if surgery is required.
Follow-up
Return visits are scheduled to track progress.
Good to know — Moon General Hospital handles consultation, diagnostics, admission and surgery. For major trauma or road-traffic accidents, Habiganj Sadar Hospital runs the district's emergency trauma unit.
Questions before your visit?
Call reception — we're happy to help with departments, doctors or consultations.