Help Overcoming Sync Sound Problems

I have some video footage that a client has handed over where the sync sound shot on location is, shall we say, less than optimal. It is interview footage of Doctors in Emergency Rooms and was shot on location in empty ER treatment rooms. It is very echo-y/hollow and has a lot of background voices from out in the hall of the ER.
Though I would like to minimize the background voices, I can live with them. The real issue I need to some advice on is how to minimize the hollow/echo sound from shooting in an empty sheetrock/linoleum room? The levels are excellent and the voices are crystal clear.
I am true novice at Soundtrack Pro (and sound in general) and would really appreciate some advice on how to make the voice track "richer".
Quad G5, Dual G5, Dual G4   Mac OS X (10.4.4)  

I can't walk you though it step by step (*maybe somebody else can). But here are some things to look at:
Echoes in a particular room, especially without significan movement of the mic, fall at ver specific frequencies. They can be greatly reduced with careful use of extremely narrow parametric equalizations.
The following is non-FCP specific but you'll figure it out. The short story: you want to set up a parametric EQ with a narrow band and with the gain pumped up.
Now sweep the frequency up from the bottom until the sound gets really boomy and annoying. You just found one of those frequencies. Center the frequency where it sounds the lousiest.
Now turn the gain all the way down. The sound should be much better. Tweak the bandwidth and the gain until the most objectionable echo is taken out without affecting the desired audio too badly. This is subjective.
You're not done yet. Repeat this process with another parametric EQ, sweeping up friom the frequency of the first one. Repeat all the above. And so on until you've got a handle on it. Most of the nasty echos will be in the boomy bass area.
If you're really finicky, you may now find yourself going back and raising the gain on some of these to get back some of the audio quality. Echo isn't all bad, but there is definitely such a thing as too much.
I guess I do go step by step... darn, I don't have time for that!

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