Mayor Woodfin released from hospital Updated Jan 06, 2021; Posted Jan 06, 2021 Mayor Woodfin, hospitalized on Jan. 4, was released from the hospital on Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com) Facebook Share Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin was released today from Princeton Baptist Medical Center, where he received Remdesivir and convalescent plasma therapy to address COVID pneumonia. Woodfin received the treatments in keeping with established criteria for COVID pneumonia patients, according to a statement released by the mayor’s office. The mayor’s personal physician said the mayor has improved since being admitted to the hospital on Jan. 4 and it’s no longer necessary to keep him in the hospital. The mayor will continue his recovery at home, where he will self-quarantine while serving the city, the statement said.