Richard Felicidad is a teacher by profession and a businessman at heart. Richard has been recognized for his entrepreneurial leadership and successes, business acumen, and impactful contributions to the healthcare industry and the Filipino American community. He is a recipient of a Federal program called Emerging Leaders, a Small Business Administration (SBA) initiative in Illinois. In 2017, he was a Chicago Filipino Asian American Hall of Fame 2017 Awardee and was chosen as the Man of the Year. He was also nominated for the 2017 Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics, the most prestigious award given to a business by the Better Business Bureau (BBB).
Richard Felicidad immigrated to the U.S. in 2008 and jumped into the healthcare industry. Hardworking, driven, and fearless in his endeavors, he is an excellent example of an immigrant who, through his faith, diligence, and commitment, is living the American Dream. He is now the President and Owner of StarLab Corp, a full clinical laboratory he founded in 2010 and incorporated in 2011. StarLab offers phlebotomy services and diagnostic specimen testing. It was one of the first labs in Illinois to respond to the pandemic by providing COVID-19 PCR testing by April 2020 and continues to be at the forefront of meeting the community’s needs through this pandemic.
In 2018, Richard Felicidad also established and owns Professional Diagnostic Services, Inc. (“PDSI”), which has served patients all over Illinois for over six years and has built an outstanding reputation for availability, responsiveness, quality, and patient comfort. Its highly qualified personnel and advanced technological capabilities deliver high-quality digital X-rays, Ultrasounds, Cardiac Studies (2D-Echo, Carotid, Arterial, and Venous Dopplers, Stress Tests, and EKG), EEG, Sleep studies, Vestibular Dysfunction tests, PICC, Midline Insertion and other screening services. PDSI provides services to long-term care and healthcare facilities, nursing homes, home healthcare, hospice agencies, and inpatient homes, as well as its office location.
This same year, Richard founded New Lake College, an accredited private healthcare vocational school offering various comprehensive healthcare training programs. New Lake College is approved by IBHE, IDPH, and IDFPR to offer vocational diploma and certificate programs in Basic Nursing Assistant, PN Prerequisites Program, Practical Nursing Diploma Program, Medical Assistant Diploma Training Program, Phlebotomy Technician, and EKG Technician.