---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-097816"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OM"
cik: "0001484612"
company_name: "Outset Medical, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-08-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T08:49:39.173137+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Jim Hinrichs resigns from Outset Medical board; Hackett named Audit Chair

## Summary
- Jim Hinrichs resigned as director and Audit Committee Chair due to affiliation with Vantive, Baxter's kidney care spin-off.
- Board size reduced from 8 to 7; resignation not due to any disagreement with the company.
- Patrick T. Hackett appointed Audit Committee Chair; qualifies as audit committee financial expert.
- Karen Drexler succeeds Hackett as Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-097816
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OM
- cik: 0001484612
- company_name: Outset Medical, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-08-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1484612/000095017024097816/0000950170-24-097816-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1484612/000095017024097816/om-20240815.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-097816
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-097816.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jim Hinrichs resigned as Director and Audit Committee Chair at Outset Medical, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director and Audit Committee Chair
  source text: On August 15, 2024, Jim Hinrichs, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Outset Medical, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his decision to resign from the Board and his role as Audit Committee Chair, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1484612/000095017024097816/0000950170-24-097816-index.htm

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