The approximately 350-acre Harrison/Central TIF was created to support capital improvements at and around Loretto Hospital, the Austin community's largest private employer. The hospital complex requires substantial improvements to continue to provide quality healthcare serves to the institutions and residents of the city's West Side. TIF priorities include enhanced emergency room services, a new professional office building, a new dialysis center, provisions for day care services, and a women's health center. Related goals include new housing options for nurses, a new pharmacy and grocery store, and other commercial improvements. District funds are targeted specifically for property assembly and preparation expenses, rehabilitation costs, public works, and job training, as well as improvements to the Columbus Park national historic site.