Peacetime is over at Grey Sloan. In the Oct. 9, 2025, Season 22 premiere of Grey’s Anatomy (10 p.m. ET on ABC; next-day on Hulu), Natalie Morales ’ pediatric surgeon, Dr. Monica Beltran, is the doctor who dies in the aftermath of last season’s OR explosion. The hour, set immediately after flames ripped through the surgical floor, also leaves Atticus “Link” Lincoln (Chris Carmack) in critical condition and propels Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) back into the building — and into action.

Here’s exactly what happened to Monica Beltran , who survived, and how the loss reshapes the hospital — including Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone), Jules Millin (Adelaide Kane), and the rest of the doctors navigating the fallout. (Spoilers for Oct. 9, 2025, below.)

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