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+package com.mirna.hospitalmanagementapi.domain.repositories;
+
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+
+import com.mirna.hospitalmanagementapi.domain.entities.Patient;
+
+/**
+ * Repository interface for retrieving and manipulating all Patient objects using their unique Long identifier.
+*
+ * @author Mirna Gama
+* @version 1.0
+*/
+public interface PatientRepository extends JpaRepository<Patient, Long>{
+
+}