Static variable that only exists in the context of the current executing page?

You could store it inside the HttpContext.Current. Items bag. It will be available during the entire execution of an HTTP request and obviously restricted only to the current user.

So if you call the GetCurrentPatient method multiple times from multiple places within the same request it will hit the database only once. If you need to persist this information for more than a request you need to use Session.

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