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+package com.mirna.hospitalmanagementapi.application.controllers;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+import org.springframework.web.util.UriComponents;
+import org.springframework.web.util.UriComponentsBuilder;
+
+import com.mirna.hospitalmanagementapi.domain.dtos.patient.PatientDTO;
+import com.mirna.hospitalmanagementapi.domain.entities.Patient;
+import com.mirna.hospitalmanagementapi.domain.services.PatientService;
+
+import jakarta.validation.Valid;
+
+/**
+ * A Spring REST controller for managing patients.
+ *
+ * @author Mirna Gama
+ * @version 1.0
+ */
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/api/v1.0/patients")
+public class PatientController {
+
+	@Autowired
+	private PatientService patientService;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Post method to create a new Patient object based on the provided DTO.
+	 *
+	 * @param patientDTO The data transfer object containing data for Patient
+	 * entity.
+	 * 
+	 * @return A response entity containing the saved patient and created status if successful, or
+	 * a 400-level error if there is a validation error
+	 */
+	@PostMapping
+	public ResponseEntity<Object> postPatient(@RequestBody @Valid PatientDTO patientDTO) {
+	
+		Patient patient = patientService.addPatient(patientDTO);
+		
+		UriComponents uriComponents = UriComponentsBuilder
+				.fromUriString("/api/v1.0/patient/{id}") 
+				.encode() 
+				.build(); 
+
+		URI uri = uriComponents.expand(patient.getId()).toUri();
+		
+		return ResponseEntity.created(uri).body(patient);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get method to receive a Patient record by the provided ID
+	 *
+	 * @param id
+	 * 
+	 * @return A response entity containing the saved patient if successful, or
+	 * a 404 level error if it is non-existent
+	 */
+	@GetMapping("/{id}")
+	public ResponseEntity<Object> getPatient(@PathVariable Long id) {
+	
+		Patient patient = patientService.findPatientById(id);
+		
+		return ResponseEntity.ok(patient);
+	}
+}