MERRILLVILLE – John Lowenstine has been named a board member for Methodist Hospitals.

            Lowenstine is a certified public accountant and worked at Geo. S. Olive before opening his own practice. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society.

            At the same time, Methodist named Alex Horvath vice president of human resources. Horvath has more than 23 years of experience and most recently was vice president of human resources and marketing at Advocate Bromenn Healthcare in Bloomington, Ill.