MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Comfortable and serene hospital spaces can actually aid in the healing process, according to Ellerbe Becket healthcare design professionals.

Healthcare Principal Jon Buggy,AIA, was a recent guest on the Twin Cities Fox 9 morning television program explaining how hospitals in Minnesota and Wisconsin are creating 'healing spaces." Click here to view the interview.

Buggy also appeared with colleague Terri Zborowsky, Ellerbe Becket's Director of Healthcare Education & Research, on the Twin Cities' WCCO Radio. The two talked about healing environments and previewed the upcoming lecture series on Optimal Healing Environments sponsored by Ellerbe Becket and the University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality & Healing. Click here to listen to the radio interview on 5-14-08.

Ellerbe Becket is a global leader in healthcare design, creating healing environments that seek to inspire and improve the human condition. Since designing the first Mayo Clinic, Ellerbe Becket has been a pioneer in the field of healthcare design. The firm has completed new facilities and renovations for hundreds of hospitals, academic medical centers and medical group practice clinics around the world.

An innovator since its founding in 1909, Ellerbe Becket is a leader in architecture, engineering, interiors and the construction industry with office locations worldwide.

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