protected PageableResult doSearch(RequestContext context) {
		String patientUuid = context.getRequest().getParameter("patient");
		if (patientUuid != null) {
			Patient patient = ((PatientResource1_8) Context.getService(RestService.class).getResourceBySupportedClass(
			    Patient.class)).getByUniqueId(patientUuid);
			if (patient == null)
				return new EmptySearchResult();
			List<Encounter> encs = Context.getEncounterService().getEncountersByPatient(patient);
			return new NeedsPaging<Encounter>(encs, context);
		}

		// Added search by date range. Expecting start date and end date
		String startDate = context.getRequest().getParameter("startdate");

		String endDate = context.getRequest().getParameter("enddate");

		if (startDate != null && endDate != null) {
		  DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");

      Date fromDate = formatter.parse(startDate);
      Date toDate = formatter.parse(endDate);

		  List<Encounter> encs = Context.getEncounterService().getEncounters(null, null, fromDate, toDate,
	        null, null, null, null, null, false);
			return new NeedsPaging<Encounter>(encs, context);
		}

		return new ServiceSearcher<Encounter>(EncounterService.class, "getEncounters", "getCountOfEncounters").search(
		    context.getParameter("q"), context);
	}