To address the backlog in NHS operations, plans have been unveiled to expand two hospitals in Leeds.
Council members were informed on Tuesday that Chapel Allerton Hospital and Wharfedale Hospital in Otley may receive additional facilities.
Two new operating rooms, a recovery area, and an admissions and discharge area would all be part of the Wharfedale plan, pending planning approval.
The change would make more non-emergency surgeries possible.
Figures from NHS Digital show 90,000 patients are waiting for treatment from the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT), the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.
Approximately 63% of patients in need of care were still waiting at the end of April.
LTHT chief executive Phil Wood said the expansion plans would help reduce the waiting list.
Speaking at a meeting of Leeds City Council's health scrutiny board, he said: "We've got work under way in the planning stage at Chapel Allerton and Wharfedale Hospital, which will be in development during the (next) year to provide additional operating theatre capacity in those parts of the city. This will allow us to improve our backlog position. ".
The trust said the plans at Wharfedale Hospital alone would cost £10m and would see an elective care hub built on the site.
It was expected the work would be completed in 2024.
