An injection of £2.6 million will allow the National Treatment Centre Highland to ramp up operations and slash waiting times.
The funding is part of a £200 million package aimed at easing NHS pressures across Scotland.
This will enable the Inverness-based facility to deliver over 8,400 procedures in the year ahead.
That marks a 67% increase on the 5,054 procedures carried out last year under Scottish Government commissioning.
More patients in NHS Highland, Grampian, Tayside and Shetland will now benefit from faster access to orthopaedic and eye surgery.
Recruitment will follow to bring in more nurses, anaesthetists and healthcare support workers to power the expansion.
The extra capacity is expected to include a wide range of procedures, including cataract operations and joint replacements.
Health Secretary Neil Gray visited the centre to announce the boost and praise its vital role in the North.
He said the centre had already delivered life-changing care to thousands of people in its first two years.
He added that the additional funding would allow the state-of-the-art facility to go even further.
The investment will also contribute to a national goal of delivering over 150,000 extra appointments and procedures.
This will focus on patients who have been waiting longest, with the aim of transforming access across the NHS.
The First Minister and Health Secretary have made tackling delays a clear priority for the year ahead.
The National Treatment Centres are key to that strategy, offering dedicated hubs to take pressure off general hospitals.
The Highland facility is one of several across Scotland designed to boost surgical and diagnostic capacity.
Its expansion reflects a broader drive to reduce delayed discharges and improve hospital flow across the country.
The funding arrives at a critical time as the NHS continues to recover from pandemic-related backlogs.
Officials hope the move will not only cut waiting lists but also improve outcomes and patient satisfaction.
It also signals a strong commitment to delivering high-quality care closer to home for people across the North.
Staff at the Inverness site will now prepare for a busy year ahead as demand rises and services expand.
Local leaders have welcomed the news as a major step forward for healthcare in the region.
With new teams in place and extra support coming, the centre is expected to hit the ground running.
Patients across the North of Scotland could soon feel the benefit of faster, more efficient treatment.
