Greg Smith, B.S., EMT-P

Greg has been with Medina Hospital since 1985 when he the joined the Life Support Team where he served as a paramedic for the hospital based EMS. In 1998, he joined the EMS Outreach staff and in 2004 he became the director of Emergency Management and EMS Outreach at Medina Hospital. The EMS Outreach Office is responsible for the hospital disaster and hazardous materials decontamination plans .Greg has been a member of the fire service since 1977 and currently serves an assistant chief with the Valley City-Liverpool Twp. Fire Department. He is an instructor for EMS, ACLS, Fire, First Receiver Decontamination, and ICS. Greg has an Associate’s of Applied Science in Fire Protection Technology and a Bachelor’s of Science in Emergency Management from the University of Akron.

Greg resides in Valley City with his wife Sydney who is a Registered Nurse in the Medina Emergency Department and their daughters, Lauren and Jennifer.
 

Matt Vrobel

We are pleased to announce that Matthew Vrobel, MD, is the new EMS Medical Director for Medina Hospital. In this position, Dr. Vrobel will work with area fire departments and EMS providers in the cities and townships under Medina Hospital’s medical control.

Dr. Vrobel joined Medina Hospital in 2007, where he has served as an ED physician in the hospital and at the Brunswick Immediate Care Center. He is also a flight physician with Metro LifeFlight.

Prior to joining Medina Hospital, he was an assistant medical director for the city of Irwin, Pennsylvania, and completed elective training in prehospital medicine during his residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Dr. Vrobel received his medical degree from the Ohio State University and his undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University.

Dr. Vrobel lives in the city of Medina with his wife and two daughter