Why April Sexton Left Chicago Med in Season 6 (and Returned in Season 8)

During his nine-season run, Chicago Med has lost many original cast members, including Yaya DaCosta as April Sexton, an ED nurse at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. The actress Started playing April during Chicago Fire Season 3 (as she was sort of dating Taylor Kinney’s Kelly Severide at the time) before joining the second spinoff in the One Chicago Universe. April and Severide are old high school friends who struck up a connection. However, their cast was not destined to last, and April was next seen in Chicago Med Season 1, Episode 1, as one of the main characters.

DaCosta appeared in 122 episodes of Chicago Med, That covers the first six seasons and her guest appearance in season 8. As any fan knows, April’s presence was significant in Med, as proven by her history on the show. So, it was devastating to learn that DaCosta would not be returning for season 7, especially given the various other cast exits that preceded and followed her. Now that April, Will Halstead, Natalie Manning, Sarah Reese, Connor Rhodes and Ethan Choi are all no longer working at Med, only three original Chicago Med Star remains as the show heads into its tenth season.

April left Chicago Med to become a nurse practitioner

Yaya DaCosta exited the NBC series after Season 6

The Chicago Med Season 6 finale was Yaya DaCosta’s final episode as a series regular Since her character, April, quit and left the hospital. As some may remember, season 6 was affected by COVID-19, and the writers of the acclaimed medical drama decided to weave the pandemic into the show’s storyline. Therefore, April spends a lot of her time treating COVID-19 patients in the ER.

The traumatizing experience had April retraining her career path, which made her consider expanding her horizons about nursing. April finally decided to leave Gaffney to become a nurse practitioner at the end of Chicago Med Season 6. DaCosta’s character was (unsurprisingly) accepted into a nurse practitioner program, forcing her to say goodbye to her colleagues in Gaffney. Thankfully, this wasn’t the last time fans saw April in the One Chicago TV show.

April married Ethan Choi in Chicago Med season 8

April and Ethan started dating after Season 2

Before April is gone Chicago MedShe and Ethan had previously broken up at the end of season 5. Their relationship had its ups and downs, and the bad outweighed the good, leading to their split. However, April returned during the season 8 premiere after Ethan’s father died. She had finished her nurse practitioner program and was ready to give their relationship another go. Evidently, the time apart made April and Ethan’s bond stronger, and by episode 9, they were married. April and Ethan then decided to open a mobile medical clinic, And no one came out Chicago Med Since.