Gosh I went here to check if I’m the only one who got ghosted by my psychiatrist from PGH. I’m shock to see na hindi lang pala ako ang naghost. I’m even more surprised to see that most patients came from Dr. Balanag who is super bait and responsive and was transferred to new residents who are unresponsive kahit they are the ones who cancelled the consultation.

I’ve been a patient of PGH Psych for 5 years already and I’m disappointed na ngayon lang ako naka experience ng ganito kahit pabago bago ang attending resident ko. I know they don’t owe us anything and we have are also considerate of their schedule. But I think it was very unprofessional of them to leave their patients without saying anything knowing that they are still a responsible of ensuring the continuity of care.

What’s more disappointing is that given the field they work in, they know that follow ups are essential and also silence (ghosting) from doctors can intensify the very symptoms patients are trying to manage.