Rodent Control in the Medical Center Area

The South Texas Medical Center covers about 900 acres on San Antonio's northwest side. It's anchored by UT Health San Antonio and University Hospital, and surrounded by apartments, office buildings, clinics, hotels and restaurants along Fredericksburg Road, Babcock and Wurzbach.

That's a lot of trash rooms, dumpsters and shared walls. Most of the calls we get from this area are from renters and property managers dealing with mice or rats moving between units, and from businesses that need regular service.

Apartments and Shared Walls

In an apartment, rodents travel through pipe chases, the space above drop ceilings and gaps around plumbing. One unit can do everything right and still get mice from the unit next door. If you rent, report it to the office in writing and keep a copy. Keep food in sealed containers, and take trash out at night, not in the morning.

Property managers get the best results by treating the building, not just the unit that called. That means sealing the chases, cleaning the trash room, and setting outside stations around the dumpster pads.

Restaurants and Offices

Restaurants near the Medical Center feed a lot of people, and their dumpster pads and grease bins draw Norway rats. Office buildings deal more with mice in break rooms and storage closets. A provider can set up a schedule and a service log that keeps the property manager and the health inspector happy.

Landmarks and streets: Fredericksburg Rd. · Babcock Rd. · Wurzbach Rd. · Medical Dr. · Floyd Curl Dr. · Hamilton Wolfe Rd. (ZIP 78229, 78240)

Other parts of town: Alamo Heights, Olmos Park and Terrell Hills, Stone Oak, Timberwood Park, Leon Valley, Castle Hills and Shavano Park, Windcrest, Live Oak and Universal City, Leon Springs and Fair Oaks Ranch, Beacon Hill and Five Points, South Side and the Missions.