Creation of a hospital district to fill a void left by the closing of Baptist Hospital's emergency room in Orange on Thursday has quickly become a priority for city and county officials. Orange County officials have for years discussed building a hospital to improve access to health care in the county and spur economic development, but the scaling back of Baptist Orange's services in recent years has officials considering asking for voter approval. Orange County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton said the Baptist ER's closure could have a "detrimental" effect on the county's health care and economy as it's trying to attract more people and industries to move to the area. Carlton said county officials are "exploring both routes" but already have spoken to state Sen.