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1. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BACKGROUND
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BACKGROUND

Sanara MedTech Inc. (“we”, “our”, the “Company”) is a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative technologies to improve clinical outcomes and reduce healthcare expenditures in the surgical and chronic wound and skin care markets. The Company’s portfolio of products and services will allow us to deliver comprehensive wound and skin care solutions for patients in all care settings, including acute (hospitals and long-term acute care hospitals) and post-acute (wound care clinics, physician offices, skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”), home health, hospice, and retail). Each of the Company’s products, services, and technologies contributes to the Company’s overall goal of achieving better clinical outcomes at a lower overall cost for patients regardless of where they receive care. The Company strives to be one of the most innovative and comprehensive providers of effective wound and skin care products and technologies and is continually seeking to expand its offerings for patients requiring wound and skin care treatments across the entire continuum of care in the United States.

 

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

 

Beginning in March 2020, many states issued orders suspending elective surgeries in order to free-up hospital resources to treat COVID-19 patients. This resulted in a reduction in demand for the Company’s surgical products beginning in the second half of March 2020. Additionally, most states limited access to SNFs to only resident caregivers, which impeded the Company’s ability to provide education and product training to the clinicians who use the Company’s products in these facilities. These restrictions resulted in an overall decline in sales for the second quarter of 2020. During the second half of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, the Company saw a strong rebound in product sales as restrictions on elective surgeries eased in the its primary markets in Texas, Florida, and the southeastern United States.

 

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company significantly reduced costs in areas such as payroll, consulting, business travel, and other discretionary spending. The duration of the pandemic is uncertain; however, management believes that elective surgical procedures will continue to be performed with the exception of certain geographic COVID-19 hotspots. The Company will continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic in order to ensure the safety of the Company’s people and its ability to serve its customers and patients.