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Fortis Colleges and Institutes 26 March at 11:53 · Transitioning to online and remote delivery is new for our instructors too, and they are rising to the challenge. Here’s what one of our instructors had to say about her experience so far….

Do you have questions about online learning? As Fortis transitions to online and remote learning, our students are excited and fully engaged in the experience. Listen to what a Fortis healthcare student says about how her campus and her instructor are rising to the challenge. https://youtu.be/5WeICT4gvU0 YOUTUBE.COM Fortis Scranton Campus - Online Learning Student

The Fortis Institute Birmingham campus will continue delivering classroom program content via online and remote modalities. At this time, we must discontinue on-campus activities in compliance with direction from the city and county local authorities. Ensuring a safe environment for students and employees is our highest priority and we are following all CDC and local guidelines. If you are a student and have not been contacted by your campus leadership, or are having connectivity issues, please reach out to your Program Director via cell phone or email for more information. If you are interested in learning more our nursing and healthcare programs, please call 855-436-7847 to learn how new students can enroll and start with online remote delivery of their career education.

Students: The Campus Is Open! Classes are Held as Normal.

Dear Fortis Family, Here at Fortis Institute, your health and safety are our top priorities. We pride ourselves on the safe learning environments we have created in our school. We would like to inform you of the steps we have taken in regards to the current COVID-19 public health issue we currently face. 1) All students and staff are advised to follow all the health protocols that have been laid out by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and our state and local governments. As such, require that student and staff stay home if they experience any illness or flu like symptoms. 2) We require that any student or staff member that travels to China, South Korea, Iran, Japan or Europe, or who have been in close contact with someone who has traveled to those areas, or who have had any contact with a suspected COVID-19 infected individual, report this to us prior to coming to campus. We will then make individual assessments as to when they may come on campus. 3) We have arranged for additional sanitization of our schools, including additional daily sanitizing of all high-touch areas such as door handles, phones, remote controls, light switches and bathroom fixtures, as well as all horizontal surfaces such as countertops, classroom tables and desktops. 4) We ask that upon arriving at our school, all students and staff immediately sanitize their hands and refrain from handshaking, hugs or other forms of close contact. 5) We have developed methods for infected or quarantined students to be able to continue their coursework from home. Our commitment to our students is that no interruption to training due to an infection or quarantine of the student will result in a failed course, dismissal from school, or any additional charges. In order for us to be able to provide training to infected or quarantined students it is critical that they remain in close contact and communication with us. 6) In order to ensure that we remain in close communication with our students it is critical that you have activated your student portal, and that we have your most up to date contact information including email addresses, phone numbers and addresses. Please see your Program Director to update any of this contact information, or Mr. Gunn, the LRC manager if you need assistance in accessing the student portal. 7) As this is a fluid situation, we will continue to monitor the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html, as well as state and local information which you can find at http://www.alabamapublichealth.gov As always, we will follow the specific guidance that our local health departments and agencies provide us. Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me at 205-940-7800. Sincerely, Khaled Sakalla President Fortis Institute 100 London Parkway, Suite 150 Birmingham, AL 35211 Office Phone: (205) 940-7800 ext. 4911 ksakalla@fortisinstitute.edu CDC.GOV Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)