VANESSA FOSTER

Medical Coder/ Health Information Department

Vanessa Foster is a Medical Coder in the Health Information Department and has been with Pershing Health System for 2 years. When asked what she likes best about her position at Pershing, Vanessa stated, “I enjoy the people that I work with and that we are a family-based department. The ability to still be available for my kids when needed which, was one of the things I stressed as importance when hired. I appreciate the vast variety of patients that I encounter each day.  The continuing of education that goes with coding, there is always something new to learn. The amount of numbers that I can spout off surprise even me, they are all attached to some procedure or ailment, and I use them frequently.”

Other questions we asked:

3 words that people would use to describe you:
Thorough, dependable, hard-working

What do you like to do in your free time?
My kids are very active in a variety of sports and probably my favorite place to be is sitting on the sidelines of whichever sport they are participating in cheering them on and watching them grow.  When I am not doing that, I like to be outdoors floating, fishing, or sitting around a bonfire.

What do you want people to know about PHS?
PHS has a variety of services and continually are trying to improve services to better provide for the patients in our area.