Ardent Health (NYSE: ARDT) has appointed Gaurav Khanna as chief digital and information officer, the company announced. Khanna will oversee Ardent's technology, data, AI, and digital strategy.

Khanna brings more than 20 years of healthcare technology experience. He most recently served as vice president and segment chief information officer for CenterWell Pharmacy, part of Humana's healthcare services business, where he led technology, data, and AI strategy for a nearly $11 billion operation.

Before CenterWell, Khanna was chief information and digital officer at Contessa Health, where he helped scale the company's care-at-home platform and led technology strategy through its acquisition by Amedisys. He also held senior technology roles at eviCore Healthcare and Express Scripts.

Khanna holds an executive MBA from Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering from Lehigh University.

Ardent Health operates 30 acute care hospitals and more than 280 sites of care, with over 2,000 employed and affiliated providers across six states.