Welcome to Doctors Urgent Care

Wheeling, WV : 304-232-1020
  St. Clairsville, Ohio : 740-699-0940

Doctor

Dr. Vic Wood

  • Graduate of West Liberty State College 1978 with a B.A. in Sociology with Minors in Psychology and History.
  • Entered into the WV State Police Academy in Jan 1979. Was stationed in Keyser , WV until summer of 1983. Qualified expert with firearms and received multiple commendations for various efforts in Criminal Investigation
  • Started medical school at the WV School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WV in August of 1983. Was student government president during school year 1984-1985. During rotations he did training in West Palm Beach Florida, Largo Florida, Jefferson City Missouri, Dayton Ohio, and Oklahoma City Oklahoma. In 1987 Wood started a rotating internship at Ohio Valley Medical Center and finished in 1988.
  • Dr. Wood was recruited to become Medical Director of Doctors Urgent Care in July of 1988 which was owned by Ohio Valley Medical Center at that time. In 1990, after a two-year stint as Medical Director, Dr. Wood purchased Doctors Urgent Care.
  • Dr. Wood is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the WV School of Osteopathic Medicine, is a preceptor for the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and is Board Certified in Urgent Care Medicine. Dr. Wood is also team physician for West Liberty State College.
  • In 2003, Dr. Wood developed Primary Care One (PC1). PC1 was developed in response to patient request to gain access at an affordable cost. Since its launch, PC1 has gained international and national recognition. The Center for Health Transformation named PC1 “Best Practice”. Dr. Wood and PC1 were also featured in articles by the Manhattan Institute, Wall Street Journal, Medical Economics, “Podrobnosti – Ukraine TV documentary and Die Zeit- Germany’s largest newspaper. The Medical Economics article “Crisis in Healthcare: Does Vic Wood have the Answer?” was named “Best Article in 2006” for trade publications by the National Institute for Health Care Management.
  • In March of 2009 , Dr. Wood was invited by Paul Howard, the Director for the Manhattan Institutes’ Medical Progress Today to write an oped on healthcare. “President Obama, ask the patients what they need!” was the featured article.