diff --git a/src/main/java/com/iemr/hwc/fhir/provider/patient/PatientExtProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/iemr/hwc/fhir/provider/patient/PatientExtProvider.java
index 6c1c9e66..6e007147 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/iemr/hwc/fhir/provider/patient/PatientExtProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/iemr/hwc/fhir/provider/patient/PatientExtProvider.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 import org.hl7.fhir.r4.model.StringType;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@
 @Component
 public class PatientExtProvider implements IResourceProvider {
 
+    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PatientExtProvider.class);
+
     @Override
     public Class<? extends IBaseResource> getResourceType() {
         return PatientExt.class;
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ public List<PatientExt> findPatientsByDistrictAndLastModifDate(HttpServletReques
             }
         }
         catch (Exception e){
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            logger.error("Error while fetching patient records by location and date", e);
         }
 
         return listRes;
@@ -236,7 +240,7 @@ public List<EncounterExt> findVisitsByVillageAndLastModifDate(@RequiredParam(nam
             }
         }
         catch (Exception e){
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            logger.error("Error while fetching visits by village and last modified date", e);
         }
 
         return listRes;