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In Victoria, British Columbia, administrative barriers limited HCV testing and treatment at Vancouver Island Correctional Centre (VIRCC), and people who were HCV RNA+ were lost to follow up. Cool Aid Community Health Centre (CACHC) is an inner-city, primary care clinic that serves a marginalized population. The CACHC HCV nurse coordinator with the VIRCC nurse held HCV testing \u2018blitzes\u2019 at VIRCC and offered phlebotomy for screening and pre-treatment bloodwork. Clients who tested HCV RNA+ were started on HCV treatment and if discharged before completion, CACHC followed them in the community. A retrospective chart review was conducted to identify all clients who accessed HCV testing and treatment through the VIRCC partnership. To date, 230 clients were tested: 49 tested HCV antibody+, 11 tested HCV RNA+, and 10 started on treatment (6 SVR). Case management and consultation with the nurse coordinator and VIRCC nurse supported treatment starts for an additional 18 clients (14 SVR). This pragmatic and innovative approach to HCV care with people who are incarcerated demonstrated effective HCV testing and treatment. 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